Lesson 4.7-Mechanical Energy

5.0(1)
studied byStudied by 4 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/3

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

4 Terms

1
New cards
What's mechanical energy?
The transfer of energy between kinetic and potential energy
2
New cards
Formula for total mechanical energy
ME= PE final - PE initial + KE final - KE initial
3
New cards
Formula for change in mechanical energy
PE initial + KE initial \= PE final + KE final
4
New cards
Why does the equation work?
Because of the law of conservation of energy, so energy can only be transferred