Page 4 - ENERGY AND ITS FORMS (MECHANICAL ENERGY, LIGHT ENERGY AND HEAT ENERGY)

F O RM S O F EN ERGY:
FORMS OF ENERGY:

1.MECHANICAL ENERGY –
1 .M E CH A NICA L E NE RGY –

Mechanical energy of an object is its
M e c h an i c al e n e r g y o f an o b j e c t i s i ts

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energy due to its position or its motion or
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Mechanical energy is classified into potential
M e c h an i c al e n e r g y i s c lassi f i e d i n to p o te n ti al
energy and kinetic energy based upon its
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source of origin.
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