Springs are a common device for storing energy. A spring which is compressed from its by an amount x from its equlibrium length exerts a force This work represents energy transferred to the spring and ...

Michael Graham Richard is a writer from Ottawa, Ontario. He worked for Treehugger for 11 years, covering science, technology, and transportation. So what is kinetic energy? There's motion everywhere ...

Suppose we consider the incline to be smooth. In this case, there is no work done on the system by non-conservative forces. Consider the simulation results below of the block sliding on a smooth ...

One of the worst feelings is laying on the throttle pedal, but going nowhere. Yep, you and your convoy’s butts are stuck. And while you were having fun deep into the woods/dunes/snow/mud hollow, cell ...