Question

What is mechanical energy? What are its different forms?

Answer 1

Energy:

The capacity to do work is known as energy.

Mechanical energy:

1. Mechanical energy is the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy.
2. It describes the energy of a body because of its motion or position or both.

Mechanical energy is divided into two forms:

1. Kinetic energy.
2. Potential energy.

Kinetic energy:

1. It is a form of energy that results from an object's motion.
2. It is because of the virtue of motion.
3. It is measured in Joules.

Potential energy:

1. It is a form of energy that is possessed by the virtue of its position in the from of an object's position.
2. The measurement of potential energy in an object is calculated based on the object's mass and its height or distance.
3. It is measured in Joules.