A | B |
meters | units for distance when calculating velocity. |
kilograms | Units for mass when calculating force. |
kilometers | Possible units for distance when calculating work. |
Joules | Units for energy or work. |
Watts | Units for power. |
kilograms | Units for mass when calculating momentum. |
power | Work divided by time. |
work | Force multiplied by distance. |
Newtons | Units for force. |
James Joule | English physicist who established that the various forms of energy—mechanical, electrical, and heat—are basically the same and can be changed one into another. |
power | Rate work happens. |
work | An example of _______ is pushing a car horizontally from rest |
Watt | 1 Joule of work done in 1 second. |
energy | the ability to do work |
Law of Conservation of Energy | Energy can't be created or destroyed, only transferred. |
momentum | mv formula for finding _______. |
James Watt | Scottish instrument maker and inventor whose steam engine contributed substantially to the Industrial Revolution. |
force | ma is formula for calculating ______. |
work | Fd is formula for calculating ____. |
Power | w/t is formula for calculating ____. |
kilojoules | The energy in food and the energy expended during exercise is measured in units |
kilowatts | a unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts |
megawatts | a unit of electrical power equal to one million watts |
horsepower | a figure used to measure the power of an engine |
horsepower | =745.7 Watts |