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Yes, it does. Kinetic energy is energy in motion. If you have a waterfall, the energy
within it is constantly being moved. If it were perhaps a waterfall that was frozen
over, then it would not have kinetic energy; it would have potential energy.
Relative to the pool at the bottom, the water at the top has potential energy until
it reaches the edge. After it spills over, each kilogram of water loses 9.8 joules of
potential energy and gains 9.8 joules of kinetic energy for every meter it falls.
When it reaches the bottom, all of the potential energy it had at the top has been
converted to kinetic energy.
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What is the difference between kinetic and potential enrgy?
Kinetic energy is the motion of an object (real). Potential energy is a measure of the kinetic energy an object WOULD have if it were to be released and allowed to fall.
Is a river potential or kinetic energy?
Both, if you refer to a flowing stream. The topographic elevation of the streambed above the base level toward which it leads (e.g., sea level) is indicative of the potential energy of the water in the river. (Another kind of potential energy is proportional to the water depth above the streambed.) The river's kinetic energy is proportional to the square of its current velocity and to the mass of moving water. Remember KE = (m v^2)/2 from physics? If the river ceases to flow, for example enters a lake or impoundment, its kinetic energy will decrease to zero. Yet because of potential energy, its water may still have considerable energy.
Is running an kinetic or potential energy?
The potential energy of the mass of the sky diver is transformed into kinetic energy during the free fall. The kinetic energy of the free fall is transformed into kinetic energy and heat of the air when the parachute is deployed.
Compared to the average kinetic energy of 1 mole of water at 0 degree Celsius the average of kinetic energy of 1 more of water is 298 K is?
greater, but the number of molecules is the same
How do you calculate the gain of Kinetic Energy?
You calculate the new kinetic energy, you calculate the old kinetic energy, then you subtract.
What type of energy does a water fall have?
potential and kinetic
What form energy does the water in a water fall have?
The same as any other falling object. When it is at the top, it has gravitational potential energy; as it falls, that's converted to kinetic energy.
What type of energy do snowflakes have as they fall?
kinetic energy because kinetic energy means moving
What type of energy in flowing water?
Mechanical energy, if it is moving then it is kinetic mechanical energy. Or if it is at the top of a hill about to fall then it is potential mechanical energy.
Is a water fall an example of kinetic energy?
Kinetic Energy = 1/2 Mass * Velocity squared KE = (1/2)mV2 Your stream has mass and, if running, has velocity. So, this would be an example of generated kinetic energy.
What energy transformation accurs to a water fall?
Gravitational potential energy is converted to kinetic energy of the fall. Some of that is then converted to heat which helps water to evaporate and to slightly increase the water temperature at the foot of the fall, some is converted to the noise of the waterfall, some is used to erode rocks at the foot of the fall.
What are some examples of energy conversions from potential to kinetic?
In a hydro plant the water has potential energy which turns to kinetic when it is allowed to fall into the turbine. Or in a gasoline engine or a jet engine, the potential chemical energy in the fuel is released by burning it and it results in kinetic energy of the vehicle.
What is the energy conversion of a waterfall?
Dams
What are the energy conversion that take place when water fall from top to the base?
potential energy at the top then kinetic energy optional- then sound energy (the crashing noise at the bottom)
What are the energy transformations in a power plant?
The potential energy in the head of water is converted into kinetic energy in the turbine which converts the kinetic energy into electrical energy. Potential Energy of water -> Kinetic Energy -> Electrical Energy
What are the energy transformations in hydro power plants?
The potential energy in the head of water is converted into kinetic energy in the turbine which converts the kinetic energy into electrical energy. Potential Energy of water -> Kinetic Energy -> Electrical Energy
What types of energy are caused by running water?
Anything that moves has kinetic energy. Water may also have potential energy - if it is at a higher level and you have the possibility of making it fall down. And running water can be used to make electrical energy.
