How is riding a bike kinetic energy?

Answer 1

The motorcycle's gasoline is potential energy. The energy is released as a chemical reaction (chemical energy) and converted to heat (heat energy). It then becomes converted to kinetic energy with the movement in the engine, and subsequent movement of the motorcycle.

Answer 2

When riding a bike, potential energy comes from your body (where you convert your stored energy into kinetic energy in the pedalling). From there on, it is all kinetic energy. The energy from your pedals is converted into energy in the chains, then to the wheels which causes the whole bicycle to move (kinetic energy as well). Because you are sitting on the bicycle, you also gain kinetic energy (unless you stay at the original position). There is also gravitional potential energy acting on you and the bicycle throughout the whole event but since it is not converted into anything else, it is often not necessary to mention it

Answer 3

Some is lost to wind resistance, some to friction between tyres and road, and in the chain drive mechanism. If you are going uphill, that's another use of energy

Answer 4

Other way around. Kinetic energy is the movement, potential is the potential to move (as sitting at the top of a hill). I think, anyways.

Answer 5

Kinetic energy is energy of movement. Anything that has a mass, and moves, has some kinetic energy.

Answer 6

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