An object that possesses mechanical energy is able to do work. In fact, mechanical energy…

It was said previously that work is done upon an object whenever a force acts…

Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. An object that has motion - whether it is…

An object can store energy as the result of its position. For example, the heavy…

In a previous topic, work was described as taking place when a force acts upon an…

Force and mass information were used to determine the acceleration of an object. Acceleration information…

Since total system momentum is conserved in an explosion occurring in an isolated system, momentum…

Just like in collisions, the two objects involved encounter the same force for the same…

As discussed in a previous part of Lesson 2, total system momentum is conserved for collisions…

The three problems on the previous page illustrate how the law of momentum conservation can be used…