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As the swing moves, potential energy changes into kinetic energy. At the highest position all energy is gravitational potential energy as the swing has stopped at its highest position. Then the energy is converted back to kinetic energy, KE as it descends.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes. As you move upward, kinetic energy (energy of motion) is changed into potential. When you reach the highest point, it is all potential and you can feel the swing pause for a second. Then gravity begins changing potential back into kinetic, and you move downward.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Your kinetic energy is greatest when you are moving the fastest, which would be at the bottom of your swing.
Your potential energy would be greatest at the highest point.
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How is energy transformed durning the period of a swing in a system such as a playground swing?
i thing that the energy cannot change
Is a riders highest point on a swing a potential energy or kinetic energy?
At the highest point it's potential energy, which is then completely converted to kinetic energy as the swing travels through its lowest point at maximum speed. With an ideal swing (no friction) the sum of potential and kinetic energy stays constant (it is 'conserved'). In practice it dies away as the swing slows down, but Conservation of Energy is an important principle in science.
Where is the potential and kinetic energy in a pendulum?
The maximum potential energy is at the top of each swing and is at its minimum at the bottom of the swing when it is perpendicular to a horizontal surface. The maximum kinetic energy is at the bottom of the swing, and is at its minimum at the top of each swing. Please refer to the related link below for an illustration.
Is a playground swing a kinetic or a potential form of energy?
both, i just had this in phisics class so i can explain: at its top point a swing has potential energy -> it has the potential to let go that energy and move when its down it has kinetic energy when between those points is has energy in the way of movement
If the potential energy of a swing is 200 J at its highest point and 50 J at its lowest point what is the kinetic energy of the swing at its lowest point if mechanical energy is conserved?
150J, as the potential energy has been converted to kinetic energy as the swing accelerates downwards (and forwards) from the top of its swing. Therefore the decrease in potential energy corresponds directly to the increase in kinetic energy if we are ignoring things like friction. So KE = 200-50= 150
What word is in common with golf and playground?
The word is swing. Golfers swing the golf club. Children play on a swing at the playground.
Pendulum has a gravitational potential energy of 224 J when it is at its highest point At the lowest point in its swing it has a velocity of 4 ms What is the mass of the pendulum?
28 kg
for a playground swing, identify a dead load?
the swing
What happen to simple pendulum at lowest point of its swing?
At the low point of a swinging pendulum, the type of energy being demonstrated is maximum kinetic energy. It has zero potential energy at this point of the swing.
Where does the bob have the highest potential energy?
-- If you're talking about a pendulum, then the potential energy is highest and kinetic energy is zero at the ends of the swing, and potential energy is lowest and kinetic energy is highest in the middle of the swing. -- If you're not talking about a pendulum, then the preceding may be completely wrong.
For a playground swing, identify a live load?
the person on the swing
Where in the pendulum is gravitational potential energy highest?
at both ends of the swing, where the bob is the highest
