When work is done by... |
Direction of Force |
Work done by Force |
Path |
Examples |
Dd |
Conservative Force |
Constant * |
Conserves Energy |
Independent |
Gravity, Electric, Magnetic, Spring |
displacement * |
Non Conservative Force |
Not Necessarily Constant * |
Does Not Conserve Energy |
Dependant |
Friction , Aerodynamic Drag |
distance |
* some explanation needed here