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How are electrical potential energy and gravitational potential energy similar?
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Is a windmill gravitational energy?
no -- the windmill converts the kinetic energy from wind to electrical energy. Gravitational energy is another term for potential energy.
What two factors determine the potential energy of an elevated object?
Potential energy can be descirbed in many forms: gravitational potential, electrical potential and so forth. For gravitational potential energy, the formula is E=mgh, where E is the gravitational potential energy, m is the mass of the object , g is the strength of the prevailent gravitational field and h is the height above that field. In this instance, the factors determing the potential energy are threefold; the mass, the gravitational field strength and the height. For electrical potential, the factors vary depending on what electrical field, componant or senario you are dealing with. In essence, an object has electrical potential energy when it has become charged (such as an Ion), or it is feeling the effects of conflicting magnetic feilds and motion (as in electro-magnetic induction).
What turns gravitational potential energy into electrical energy?
Dams convert the GPE of falling water into electrical energy via turbines.
Why is potentials energy sometimes called stored energy?
Because it is. Gravitational potential energy is energy stored in the gravitational field, electrical potential energy is energy stored in the electric field, magnetic potential energy is stored in the magnetic field, etc.
What energy does an object possess because of its position in a gravitational field?
That is called gravitational potential energy. When no confusion is possible, it might just be called "potential energy", although there are other types of potential energy, such as the potential energy in an electrical or magnetic field.
Is a windmill gravitational energy?
no -- the windmill converts the kinetic energy from wind to electrical energy. Gravitational energy is another term for potential energy.
What two factors determine the potential energy of an elevated object?
Potential energy can be descirbed in many forms: gravitational potential, electrical potential and so forth. For gravitational potential energy, the formula is E=mgh, where E is the gravitational potential energy, m is the mass of the object , g is the strength of the prevailent gravitational field and h is the height above that field. In this instance, the factors determing the potential energy are threefold; the mass, the gravitational field strength and the height. For electrical potential, the factors vary depending on what electrical field, componant or senario you are dealing with. In essence, an object has electrical potential energy when it has become charged (such as an Ion), or it is feeling the effects of conflicting magnetic feilds and motion (as in electro-magnetic induction).
What turns gravitational potential energy into electrical energy?
Dams convert the GPE of falling water into electrical energy via turbines.
Why is potentials energy sometimes called stored energy?
Because it is. Gravitational potential energy is energy stored in the gravitational field, electrical potential energy is energy stored in the electric field, magnetic potential energy is stored in the magnetic field, etc.
What energy does an object possess because of its position in a gravitational field?
That is called gravitational potential energy. When no confusion is possible, it might just be called "potential energy", although there are other types of potential energy, such as the potential energy in an electrical or magnetic field.
Does a battery contain chemical energy?
Yes, a battery contains potential chemical energy.
The kind of energy an object has due to position?
Potential energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its position . Examples of potential energy are gravitational, chemical and electrical.
Is gravity an energie?
No, but there is energy related to gravity (gravitational potential energy).
The energy of position such as a rock on a hill is what energy?
Gravitational energy Potential energy
Are there examples of potential energy?
Gravitational Potential Energy, Elastic Potential Energy, Chemical Potential Energy, Electrical Potential Energy, Nuclear Potential Energy. If you want more info, check out this wikipedia page that I linked.
What is energy types?
Thermal electrical radiant Nuclear potential Kinetic sound Chemical elastic Gravitational potential
Is gravitational energy kinetic?
Gravitational energy is the potential energyassociated with the gravitational field.
