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Discovered by Benjamin Franklin (KITE)
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The SI unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one newton when its point of application moves one meter in the direction of action of the force, equivalent to one 3600th of a watt-hour.
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Discovered James Prescott Joule
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Discovered by Gottfried Leibniz and Johann Bernoulli
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Discovered by J. Willard Gibbs
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Discovered by Nikola Tesla
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Potential energy stored as a result of deformation of an elastic object, such as the stretching of a spring. It is equal to the work done to stretch the spring, which depends upon the spring constant k as well as the distance stretched.
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Stored within the bonds of atoms and molecules of a substance. The bonds have stored chemical potential energy which is released when they are broken and the substance undergoes a chemical reaction.
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Energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field
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K.E. = 1/2 v squared
