Here's a resource ideal for independent learners who need extra reinforcement or would like to work ahead. These textbook chapters and practice problems cover many basic physics concepts, starting with potential and kinetic energy and...

What does it cost to keep the lights on? Through a hands-on activity, class members use a watt meter and determine the amount of energy different types of light bulbs use. The class then determines the financial and environmental...

From the Glenn Research Center at NASA, read about the law of conservation of energy. Included are formulas and many links to key terms.

Government energy information site provides users with an understanding of what energy is, the forms of energy, energy efficiency, sources of energy as well as the Law of Conservation of Energy.

See how this principle translates in to fluids and the Bernoulli equation as well as into electric circuits and the voltage law and finally into heat and thermodynamics through the first law of thermodynamics.

This site from Wilkopedia defines the law of conservation of mass. Included are links to related topics and terms used in the definition.

Article briefly discusses the law of conservation of energy and what is meant by energy efficiency.

This site is from the Physics Department at Georgia State University. The reliance upon the law of conservation of energy as an approach to problem-solving is presented and encouraged. It is modeled through a problem involving a...

This site is about the trace of the evolution of historical ideas concerning energy conservation and the laws of thermodynamics.

Explains the Law of Conservation of Mass, or Law of Conservation of Matter, and gives two examples for it.

This is a glossary of words and definitions of terms having to do with work, energy, and energy resources.

This site from Georgia State University Physics Department defines and explains the concept of potential energy. Using equations and graphics to illustrate the idea, it discusses the many types of potential energy (gravitational,...

Find out about the essential role energy plays in cell function and in sustaining life. Trace energy transformations as they pass from one living thing to another.

The Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy is explained here.

This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on energy resources. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.

Explains what mechanical energy is and provides 22 examples of it.

At this site from Georgia State University the first law of thermodynamics is stated and explained. The meaning of internal energy and enthalpy is discussed. Equations are given and the importance of a system analysis is discussed.

Find out how gravitational potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, then finally into low-grade thermal energy.

Learn about one of the most misunderstood principles of physics, the second law of thermodynamics.

Explains how the first law of thermodynamics affects four types of thermodynamic systems.

A definition of thermodynamics and its laws from the Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems. Part of an online dictionary of scientific terms. Includes hypertext links to other definitions are provided.

This is a glossary of the terms and definitions used in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.