ENERGY TRANSFER WHEN WORK IS DONE

Basic Science JSS2 Second Term

WEEK FOUR

ENERGY TRANSFER WHEN WORK IS DONE

Content

REFERENCE
Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 2

TOPIC: ENERGY TRANSFER WHEN WORK IS DONE

If you put energy into an object, then you do work on that object (mass).

If a first object is an agent that gives energy to a second object, then the first object does work on the second object. The energy goes from the first object into the second object.

At first, we will say that if an object is standing still, and you get it moving, then you have put

energy into that object. The object has kinetic energy as a result of your work. You pushed…