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A sudden spark of energy discharg between parts of a cloud or betweenn the cloud or the ground?
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What is the difference between a solar panel and a ground pump?
solar panels get energy from the sun and ground pumps get energy from turning water.
If you lift an apple from the ground to some point above ground the gravitational potential energy in the system increases the potential energy is stored where?
the gravitational field between earth and the apple
where on the swing is the kinetic energy the greatest and the potential energy the least?
In between the ground and the bar that holds the swing up so the middle
Why do electrons emit light when they fall down to their ground state?
There's a difference in energy between the excited state and the ground state. The energy has to go somewhere. It's generally emitted as electromagnetic radiation ... "light".
If a 20-kg weight is 5 m above the ground and then falls toward the ground how much kinetic energy does the weight have when it is 2 m above the ground?
Calculate the gravitational potential energy between 5 m and 2 m above the ground. If you ignore air resistance, all of that potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy, so that's the answer.
Why do lighting strikes occur within a cloud rather than between clouds?
it does not have enough energy to reach the ground
When you hold a book energy is stored between the book and the earth what kind of potiental energy is that?
The potential energy stored between the book and the Earth when you hold it is gravitational potential energy. This energy is due to the gravitational force between the book and the Earth, with the book being at a height above the ground. When you release the book, this potential energy converts to kinetic energy as the book falls towards the Earth.
What is the relationship between potential energy and thermal energy?
Hold a rock in the air ... it has potential energy. Drop it ... the potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy. It hits the ground and stop ... the kinetic energy will be converted into thermal energy. Note that the total energy in each case is the same.
Can electrons lose energy at ground state explain?
No. At ground state, the electrons are at their lowest energy.
How is geo thermal energy being used as a source of energy?
geothermal energy refers to the idea of using the temperature difference between the Earth's surface and the ground below it to drive a thermodynamic cycle from which you can produce useful energy.
When could a rock have kinetic and potential energy?
When it moves it has kinetic energy. And when it is above the chosen reference level (for example, above ground level), it has potential energy. A common practical situation is that an object falls down. When it starts falling, it has only potential energy; when it reaches ground level, it has only kinetic energy. At any point in between it has both.
What is the difference between the ground state of an atom and excited state of an atom?
An atom is in its ground state when all the electrons in the atom occupy orbitals that result in the minimum chemical potential energy for the atom as a whole. An excited atom is one that stores (at least for a brief interval) additional chemical potential energy as a result of at least one of the electrons in it occupying an orbital with higher energy than the orbital(s) the electrons in the same atom would occupy in the ground state of the atom.
