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Is an object's potential energy directly proportional to an objects mass?
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∙ 14y ago
You can answer that with a glance at the formula for an object's
kinetic energy:
KE = 1/2 M V2Do you see that ' M ' in there ? That says that the KE varies in directproportion to the mass.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe kinetic energy of a moving object is directly proportional to the object's mass and to its velocity.
correction: velocity squared.
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∙ 6y agoKinetic energy = 0.5 x mass x speed squared.
This formula is for the special case that the speed is non-relativistic, i.e., much slower than the speed of light.
Emma Harper
directly proportional to mass and inversely proportional to velocity
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∙ 11y agomass and speed
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∙ 14y agoe=mc2
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What relationship exists between height and potential energy if mass is held constant?
Potential energy is directly proportional to height.
What happens to an objects kinetic energy as its mass increases?
kinetic energy, K.E = 1/2 mv^2 that is, it is directly proportional to mass, assuming velocity to be constant and is directly proportional to square of velocity assuming mass to be constant.
Is an increase in kinetic energy directly proportional to the time it takes for an object to fall slash distance it falls?
The kinetic energy of a falling object is directly proportional to the distance it falls.But the distance is not directly proportional to the time in fall, so the KE is not directly proportionalto the time either.
If the Kinetic Energy equals five what would the Potential Energy equal?
Kinetic energy and potential energy are not usually proportional. In the general situation, you can't derive potential energy from kinetic energy. In specific cases, sometimes you can - especially if you assume that potential energy that existed previously got converted to kinetic energy, or vice versa.Kinetic energy and potential energy are not usually proportional. In the general situation, you can't derive potential energy from kinetic energy. In specific cases, sometimes you can - especially if you assume that potential energy that existed previously got converted to kinetic energy, or vice versa.Kinetic energy and potential energy are not usually proportional. In the general situation, you can't derive potential energy from kinetic energy. In specific cases, sometimes you can - especially if you assume that potential energy that existed previously got converted to kinetic energy, or vice versa.Kinetic energy and potential energy are not usually proportional. In the general situation, you can't derive potential energy from kinetic energy. In specific cases, sometimes you can - especially if you assume that potential energy that existed previously got converted to kinetic energy, or vice versa.
Is it true that slow-moving objects have more kinetic energy then fast moving objects?
Faster particles have more energy than slower particles, yes.
The energy an object has because of its position is called?
potential energy it is directly proportional to height of object above ground
What relationship exists between height and potential energy if mass is held constant?
Potential energy is directly proportional to height.
How do the different forms of potential energy depend on an objects position?
Potential energy of a body with certain mass is proportional to the vertical position of the body with respect to the ground. Potential energy of the string is proportional to second degree of displacement from the point of equilibrium.
What affects potential?
Temperature is directly proportional to kinetic energy (potential energy).eg. increase the temperature, you increase the kinetic energy of the molecules, hence you're increasing the potential energy of them.
Is it the total energy is directly proportional to the objects mass according to Einstein's equation?
No, the TOTAL energy of an object is the sum of its potential energy, kinetic energy, thermal energy, electrical energy and its inherent energy - inherent energy is given by Einstein's famous formula.
What is the energy in a photon of light proportional to?
The amount of energy in a photon of light is proportional to the frequency of the corresponding light wave.... frequency of the electromagnetic radiation of which the photon is a particle.
What happens to an objects kinetic energy as its mass increases?
kinetic energy, K.E = 1/2 mv^2 that is, it is directly proportional to mass, assuming velocity to be constant and is directly proportional to square of velocity assuming mass to be constant.
Will an object have more potential energy atop a 50 foot hill or 100 foot hill?
An object will have more potential energy at the top of a 100 foot hill. Gravitational potential energy is directly proportional to height.
Is a wave amplitude is directly proportional to the energy applied?
Nope, Energy is directly proportional to square of amplitude. :)
Kinetic energy is directly proportional to?
Kinetic energy should be called vector energy and is directly proportional to velocity, Ekinetic= mcV.
How does the height of the release point affect the height of a tennis ball's rebound?
(Potential) energy is directly proportional to the release height.
What is speed directly proportional to?
Speed is directly proportional to energy in case of Einstein equation.
