A Basic Understanding Of Energy

Energy

Energy, sometimes also known as kinetic energy, is the amount of energy that an object or material possesses due to its weight and/or temperature. Kinetic energy is unique because it is defined as the amount of energy which is needed to move an object from a point A to a point B, independent of its speed or direction of motion. All forms of energy must be tied to some sort of motion; for instance, if an object is jumping, then it has kinetic energy. The energy required to jump one foot two times the distance from the starting point is equal to the energy that is stored up in the spring which is used to counterbalance the force with which it is moving. The concept of energy is often used in many scientific disciplines and in engineering, such as in mechanics where it refers to the power which a body uses to move stuff around. Other examples of forms of energy include light, heat, sound, nuclear fission, electrical energy, kinetic energy and potential energy.

Thermal energy is the energy that makes things hot. Some common examples of thermal energy are hot water, steam, and radiator air conditioning systems. In a chemical reaction, the sum of all of the energy which is lost or changed in a system due to the passage of a molecule or atom is called “chemical energy”. The total amount of thermal energy is equal to the amount of energy which is lost during combustion, and hence, it can be written as the product of the enthalpy (energy lost during a chemical reaction) and the khoistorie (energy lost during combustion).

There are essentially two forms of energy: kinetic energy and electrical energy. For instance, when you hit your thumb with a hammer, there is no change in its position because it is kinetic energy. However, when you touch the same thumb with your finger electrically, the change in position is electrical energy.