0
Potential energy is energy that is soon to become kinetic energy.Say there is a rock on the top of a hill.That is potential energy.When it falls it becomes kinetic energy.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agokinetic energy is the energy in motion and potential energy is the energy building up before moving
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is two magnets separated kinetic or potential energy?
neither. they separate because of magnetic fields. its not kinetic. its not potential. If you hold them together.. the "push" of them trying to get apart is storing some potential energy.. kind of like a spring. I guess you'd call it elastic potential energy because i dont know if there is such a thing as magnetic potential energy... hmm..
Is the food you eat potential or kinetic energy?
The food energy that can be utilized by the eater of the food is chemical potential energy. In a food fight, when the food is propelled through the air, it temporarily acquires some kinetic energy as well, which has nothing to do with its identity as food, and can't be utilized by eating the food, since it must come to rest before the eating commences. ________ All matter is made up of a combination of kinetic and potential energy. The kinetic energy that comprises your food is all the energy of motion of its molecules. The hotter your food, the faster its molecules are moving and the more kinetic energy they posess. Also, as mentioned above, if you throw your food, it will posess bulk kinetic energy. However, the majority of the energy contained within food is potential energy stored within what you could think of as unhappy chemical bonds. When you eat food, your body invests a little energy to break apart these unhappy bonds and makes new, happier bonds between the food molecules and the oxygen you breathe. When these happy bonds form, a large ammount of energy is released. Your body uses this energy for running around and having food fights.
What energy conversions occur in a pole vaulter?
When the pole vaulter just passes over the bar, he/she is almost stationary, and certainly at the maximum height reached above the ground, so apart from a very small amount of kinetic energy as a result of passing over the bar, all the energy put into the vault is bound up in gravitational potential energy. During the approach, the jumper runs up so has acquired kinetic energy. Then during the vault he/she exerts force on the pole to gain height, and to convert the horizontal kinetic energy into a vertical direction. This force comes from the chemistry of the muscles of the body. So the overall conversion is from kinetic energy plus muscular chemical energy into gravitational potential energy, which is then converted back to kinetic energy on the descent.
Example of kinetic energy being converted to potential energy?
===> A stone or a baseball tossed straight up. -- Leaves your hand with speed ---> kinetic energy -- Slows down as it sails higher ---> loses kinetic energy -- But gains potential energy as it moves higher. -- The kinetic energy it's losing is changing into potential energy. -- Eventually, it stops rising, when all of its kinetic energy is gone. -- On the way down, its potential energy turns back into kinetic energy, until it meets the ground with a healthy 'thunk'.
What is the relationship with kinetic energy and potential energy?
When the example of pendulum is considered, from the topic of simple harmonic motion (SHM) potential and kinetic energy becomes very important. Kinetic energy is the energy of an object due to its flow and potential energy is the energy of an object due to its height.At various points in swinging pendulum following relation ship is used:mgh = 1/2mv2Where m= mass, h = height, g = gravitational constant and , v = velocity.
When a high-energy bond of ATP is broke primarily what happens to the released energy?
The fact that the atoms get apart (against a force that attracts them) means there is potential energy.The fact that the atoms get apart (against a force that attracts them) means there is potential energy.The fact that the atoms get apart (against a force that attracts them) means there is potential energy.The fact that the atoms get apart (against a force that attracts them) means there is potential energy.
Are air particles close together or far apart?
far apart because heat always has more kinetic energy
Why do rubber bands have potential energy?
Only if they are stretched. It takes energy to pull the rubber band apart; in theory you can recover the energy when it collapses again. That's what potential energy is all about.
How can kinetic energy be transferred into heat energy?
Hi everyone,Energy, like a a question the same, can be transferred by Kinetic or potential energy, but the most common way is:Energy is transferred by the movement of atoms,Atoms that can insulate heat the best is the onesthat have atoms close together.Atoms that are poor insulators have atoms that areatoms far apart, or spaced out.I hope this helps, everyone!i've used this for my science fair project, and it got me 3rd place :DHorseisle player, :3Rio (Dasher)
Where does it have the most potential energy?
It isn't clear what you mean by "it". In the case of gravitational potential energy, it is greatest when an object is at its highest position (or when two objects are furthest apart). For other types of potential energy, the situation is different.
Is heat conducted better the farther apart the molecules in a substance are?
No, heat is the kinetic energy of molecules, the further apart they are the more difficult it is for them to hit one another so as to pass on the motion energy.
What is energy stored in an object?
Potential energy is work done against a conservative force, such as gravity. You might say it is stored in the force field or force fields. It is often convenient to think of an object (a raised stone, for example) as "having" a certain amount of potential energy, but it is probably more accurate do consider the energy as being in the RELATIONSHIP between the two objects. If the rock and planet Earth are farther apart, there is more potential energy; if they are nearer, there is less potential energy. Just by observing the rock or Earth, you won't notice any energy (like heat, or movement); you have to observe the RELATIONSHIP between the two to conclude that there is potential energy.
