This document summarizes key concepts about kinetic energy and work from a physics textbook chapter:
- Kinetic energy is the energy an object possesses due to its motion. It depends on the object's mass and speed. Work is a transfer of energy due to a force acting on an object as it undergoes displacement.
- The work done by a force is calculated by taking the dot product of the force vector and displacement vector. Net work from multiple forces is the sum of individual works.
- The work-kinetic energy theorem states that a change in an object's kinetic energy is equal to the net work done on the object. Work can increase, decrease, or have no effect on kinetic energy.