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Is a playground swing a kinetic or a potential form of energy?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
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
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe swing in motion has kinetic energy, while if it's at rest it has potential energy.
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What is the energy of a playground swing at its highest point?
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.
How is potentil energy different from kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion (like running around a playground) while potential energy is the energy of position (such as the "energy" of a pendulum at the top of its swing).
Explain how the motion of a swing illustrates the transformation between potential and kinetic energy?
1) at the top of the swing, the swinging object has all potential energy and no kinetic energy (no speed at that moment) while at the bottom there is no potential energy but a maximum in kinetic energy, so that the swinging object is fastest at the bottom.
How does Kinetic and Potential energy relate to Pendulums in different ways?
Maximum kinetic energy occurs at the bottom of the swing. Maximum potential energy occurs at the top of the swing.
A certain pendulum has a potential energy of 20 J when it is at the top of its swing. What is the kinetic energy?
If at the top of the swing the pendulum is STOPPED then it has zero kinetic energy.
How does the motion of a swing illustrates the transformation between potential and kinetic energy?
When the swing reaches its two highest points, its kinetic energy is zero because it is not moving momentarily, and its potential energy is at its maximum. As the swing moves away from its two highest points, in other words, swings, its potential energy decreases and its kinetic energy increases.
How does the motion of a swing illustrates the transformation between kinetic and potential energy?
When the swing reaches its two highest points, its kinetic energy is zero because it is not moving momentarily, and its potential energy is at its maximum. As the swing moves away from its two highest points, in other words, swings, its potential energy decreases and its kinetic energy increases.
How is energy converted as a pendulum swing?
From potential to kinetic and back again - with every swing.
What situation does not involve Potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?
1) Kinetic energy being turned back into potential energy. Look at a child on a swing. As the swing lowers (and they speed up), that's potential to kinetic. As the swing reaches its peak and stops, that kinetic to potential. 2) Burning is chemical energy being turned into heat and light. 3) In the Sun, nuclear fusion releases energy into heat and light.
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.
How is energy transferred during a pendulum swing?
A swinging pendulum has potential energy at each end of it's travel (when it stops momentarily) This energy is converted to kinetic energy as it swings down and back to potential energy as it swings up the other way.
Where will you locate on a pendulum or roller coaster the greatest potential and greatest kinetic energy?
On a pendulum, the greatest potential energy is at the highest point of the swing on either side, and the greatest kinetic energy is at the bottom of the swing. On a roller coaster, the greatest potential energy is at the top of a hill, and the greatest kinetic energy is at the bottom of the hill.
