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Potential energy is energy of position. If you talk about gravitational potential energy, an object higher up has more potential energy. It doesn't make sense to assign an "absolute value" to potential energy; you can only talk about a difference in potential energy. However, for purposes of calculation, you can arbitrarily assign a potential energy of zero for objects at a certain height - for example, the ground level, or an infinite distance from Earth.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes An object at rest could have potential energy, sometimes called 'energy of place/position' An example would be a boulder at rest on the side of a mountain, anywhere that is higher than the bottom of the valley. If dislodged, the boulder converts potential to kinetic energy as it rolls down the mountain
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∙ 16y agoAn object at rest can have potential energy, which is stored energy.
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Compare potential and kinetic energy?
The difference between potential and kinetic energy all comes down to a very simple property of the object. If an object is moving, then it has kinetic energy, or kinetic energy is the energy of movement. Potential energy is energy that is stored in an object and can be released under the right conditions.
What most directly affects the potential energy of an object?
First of all potential energy equation is : E=mgz E: potential energy / the unit is: joule (J) m: mass / the unit is: kilogram (kg) g: acceleration of gravity / the unit is: meter/second^2 (m/s2) z: height / the unit is: meter (m) Now the factors affecting the potential energy are: 1- mass 2- acceleration of gravity 3- height
What is the total potential and kinetic energy of all microscopic particles in an object?
Internal energy
What everyday object uses all forms of potential energy?
A bicycle
What energy forms is the sum of kinetic energy and all forms of potential energy?
What you stated is true for an OBJECT. The energy contained in the 'Substance' that the Object is made of includes its "Atomic Energy", and its Chemical Energy.
Can you have not potential energy and all kinetic energy?
Yes, a falling object has only potential energy at its highest point at rest. The same object will also have all kinetic energy and no potential energy the instant just before striking the ground at its highest velocity at ground level.
The energy of an object at rest is called what?
It can, and does. All objects contain energy in their molecules, at any temperature above absolute zero (which no object can reasonably attain). In addition, the atoms of elements themselves have energy, which can be released by fission or fusion. Objects also have potential energy when within a gravitational field. Objects composed of compounds will usually have chemical energy Objects that are under tension or pressure also have the potential to release energy.
What is the combinatoin of all the kinetic and potential energy of an object?
The name for the combination of the kinetic and potential energy of an object is heat.
Is potential energy an inanimate object or animate object?
Potential Energy is energy packed up and ready to be used. Kinetic energy is energy being used, or moving.
If an object's mechanical energy is equal to potential energy how much kinetic energy does the object have?
Mechanical energy is defined as the SUM of potential energy plus kinetic energy. If all of its mechanical energy is potential energy, it follows that it has no kinetic energy.
What is the total energy of all the particles in an object called?
potential energy
What is the total energy of all the particles in object called?
potential energy
Compare potential and kinetic energy?
The difference between potential and kinetic energy all comes down to a very simple property of the object. If an object is moving, then it has kinetic energy, or kinetic energy is the energy of movement. Potential energy is energy that is stored in an object and can be released under the right conditions.
Does an object possess some energy at rest on earth surface?
Will you accept heat? Or would you prefer the potential energy it has before falling down a well? It's all relative.
Is the energy an object have due to its movement or position called mechanical energy?
The energy that an object have due to its movement or position is called the mechanical energy. The total mechanical energy of an object is equal to the sum of the potential energy and kinetic of an object in an instant. The potential energy is dependent on the height from the ground and the mass of the object; Kinetic energy is dependent on the mass and the velocity of the object.
The sum of the kinetic and potential energy of all the atoms in an object?
Internal energy.
How do you know an object has energy?
Usually it means the object has gained height. It could also happen if the object is moved to a planet with higher gravity. Potential NRG also occurs when a positively charged object moves into an area of higher potential in a electric or magnetic field, or when a negatively charged object moves into an area of lower potential in an electric or magnetic field.
