Work&Energy

Important Things To Remember

Energy is the ability to do work.
It cannot be destroyed nor created but it can be
transformed from one form of energy to
another form of energy.
Work is done when a force causes an object to
move.
Two things happen when work is done on an
object
1) The object moves as a force is applied
2) The direction of the object ‘s motion is same as the direction
of the force
 Work
Work = Force applied x Distance moved by the object
The S.I. Unit of Work is “ joule ” donated by “ J ”
1 Joule is equivalent to the amount of work done by a
force of 1 Newton acting on a body that moves through
a distance of 1 Metre in the direction of the force
1 Joule is a small unit and usually we express work
done in Kilojoules denoted as kJ
1 kJ = 1000 J ( 1 kilojoules = 1000 Joules )
 Energy
The S.I. Unit of Energy is also joule donated by “ J ”