
Is mechanical energy always conserved? Why or why not?
2016年12月30日 · Mechanical energy is not always conserved. Mechanical energy is the sum of kinetic and potential energy in a system. E_(mech)=K+U Mechanical energy is conserved so …
What is mechanical energy? + Example - Socratic
2018年5月10日 · Below Mechanical Energy is the sum of your gravitational and kinetic energy of all its parts. If no other forces but gravity is present, energy will not be transferred into or out of …
Generators and Motors - Physics - Socratic
⇒ For a motor the input energy is electrical energy and the useful output energy is mechanical energy. The generator is used to produce an electric current from rotational motion (on large …
What are three types of energy? + Example - Socratic
2015年10月8日 · Mechanical energy, Electrical Energy, Thermal Energy Mechanical energy may be further subdivided into potential energy, kinetic energy, spring energy. Other forms of …
What is mechanical energy? - Socratic
2017年1月12日 · The mechanical energy stored within an object is equal to the sum of the object's kinetic and potential energy. Simply, the mechanical energy of an object is that which …
Energy - Physics - Socratic
Energy is the capacity for doing work. You must have energy to accomplish work. Energy can exist in many different forms. Two major categories of energy are kinetic and potential. The …
Since energy cannot be destroyed, what do we mean when we
2017年11月12日 · It is not destroyed but dissipated away as heat. Mechanical energy (kinetic + potential) has been converted to thermal energy and is dissipated out of the system, but it will …
Why do inelastic collisions lose energy? - Socratic
2015年10月22日 · Kinetic energy in inelastic collision is partially converted into internal vibration of molecules and heat. So the kinetic energy after the collision is smaller than before. The …
How does solar energy convert the heat energy into ... - Socratic
2016年1月2日 · Next, this steam spins a turbine, producing mechanical energy. This mechanical energy is then used to power a generator, which produces electricity. Note: Sometimes fossil …
What kind of energy changes take place when you dive off a
2018年3月2日 · There is just transfer of energy from one form of mechanical energy into another. When you dive off diving board , you first press it downwards, causing it to store potential …