Mission WE4 Mechanical Energy
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Consider the diagram below. The kinetic energy and the potential energy of a car at various locations are shown. The total mechanical energy of the car (or sledd or roller coaster) at position B (or D) is ____ Joules.
Definition of Total Mechanical Energy:
The total mechanical energy possessed by an object is the sum of its kinetic energy and potential energy.
The total mechanical energy possessed by an object is the sum of its kinetic energy and potential energy.
Mechanical energy takes two forms - kinetic and potential. The total amount of mechanical energy is simply the sum of these two amounts. At any given location along the path of a moving object, the total mechanical energy can be determined by adding the kinetic energy and the potential energy at those two locations.
