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  2. Joule - Wikipedia

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    The joule (/ dʒ uː l / JOOL, or / dʒ aʊ l / JOWL; symbol: J) is the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI). [1] It is equal to the amount of work done when a force of one newton displaces a mass through a distance of one metre in the direction of that force.

  3. Work (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Energy shares the same unit of measurement with work (Joules) because the energy from the object doing work is transferred to the other objects it interacts with when work is being done. [17] The workenergy principle states that an increase in the kinetic energy of a rigid body is caused by an equal amount of positive work done on the body ...

  4. Units of energy - Wikipedia

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    Energy is defined via work, so the SI unit of energy is the same as the unit of work – the joule (J), named in honour of James Prescott Joule [1] and his experiments on the mechanical equivalent of heat. In slightly more fundamental terms, 1 joule is equal to 1 newton metre and, in terms of SI base units

  5. Kinetic energy - Wikipedia

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    The SI unit of kinetic energy is the joule, while the English unit of kinetic energy is the foot-pound. In relativistic mechanics , 1 2 m v 2 {\textstyle {\frac {1}{2}}mv^{2}} is a good approximation of kinetic energy only when v is much less than the speed of light .

  6. Energy - Wikipedia

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    Thus, one joule is one watt-second, and 3600 joules equal one watt-hour. The CGS energy unit is the erg and the imperial and US customary unit is the foot pound. Other energy units such as the electronvolt, food calorie or thermodynamic kcal (based on the temperature change of water in a heating process), and BTU are used in specific areas of ...

  7. Potential energy - Wikipedia

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    For small height changes, gravitational potential energy can be computed using =, where m is the mass in kilograms, g is the local gravitational field (9.8 metres per second squared on Earth), h is the height above a reference level in metres, and U is the energy in joules. In classical physics, gravity exerts a constant downward force F = (0 ...

  8. Outline of energy - Wikipedia

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    Any of various units of energy, such as gigatons of TNT equivalent, gigatons of coal equivalent, gigatons petroleum equivalent. Gray (unit) – (symbol: Gy), is the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation. One gray is the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter. One gray equals 100 rad, an older unit. Heat

  9. Orders of magnitude (energy) - Wikipedia

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    List of orders of magnitude for energy; Factor (joules) SI prefix Value Item 10 0: J 1 J: ≡ 1 N·m (newton–metre) 1 J: ≡ 1 W·s (watt-second) 1 J: Kinetic energy produced as an extra small apple (~100 grams [70]) falls 1 meter against Earth's gravity [71] 1 J: Energy required to heat 1 gram of dry, cool air by 1 degree Celsius [72] 1.4 J