Reading chap.1

what is energy

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Energy is not a single, easily definable entity, but rather an abstract collective conceppt: natural and anthropogenic phenomena.

Heat (therma energy)

Motion (kinetic or mechanical energy)

Light(electromagentic energy)

Chemical energy of fuels and foodstuffs

Kinetic energy

is associated with all moving masses.

Ek=1/2mv^2——at high speed, small objects can become very dangerous

Potential energy

A change in the spatial setting of a mass or of its configuration物体或者其结构在空间中位置的变化

Gravitational potential energy resulting from a changed position in the earth’s gravitational field

重力发电的一大应用是水力发电,20%的电是通过这种方式获得的

Ep=mgh