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Yes; for example, a car accelerating up a hill has an increasing speed and therefore Ek, yet is gaining gravitational potential.

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How does increasing speed affect potential energy?

Increasing the speed will increase the KINETIC energy, not the potential energy. Of course, the potential energy may eventually be converted into kinetic energy, for example if the object moves upwards.


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.


How does increasing speed affect an objects potential energy?

It doesn't. Increasing speed affects the KINETIC energy.


As an object falls the gravitational potential energy of the object is converted to what?

As an object falls, its gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. This occurs as the object accelerates due to gravity, increasing its speed and kinetic energy.


How does the force of gravity affect the energy of an object in motion?

The force of gravity affects the energy of an object in motion by either increasing or decreasing its potential and kinetic energy. Gravity can either pull the object down, increasing its kinetic energy, or lift it up, increasing its potential energy.


What increasing the speed of an object does what to the potential energy?

The potential (kinetic) energy increases E = (m*v2)/2


Increasing the speed of an object does what to the potential energy?

The potential (kinetic) energy increases E = (m*v2)/2


Is it possible to have more kinetic energy than potential energy?

Yes, it is possible to have more kinetic energy than potential energy. Kinetic energy is associated with the motion of an object, while potential energy is associated with its position or state. For example, in free fall, an object has maximum kinetic energy and minimal potential energy at the bottom of its trajectory.


How does potential energy transfer to kinetic energy?

Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy when an object transitions from a higher position to a lower position in a gravitational field. As the object falls, potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, increasing the object's speed. The total energy of the system remains constant, with the initial potential energy being transformed into kinetic energy.


Can kinetic energy and potential energy both increase when a gas filled balloon is rising in air?

Yes, both kinetic energy and potential energy can increase when a gas-filled balloon is rising in air. As the balloon rises, it gains potential energy due to its increased height above the ground. At the same time, the balloon also gains kinetic energy as it accelerates upward, increasing its speed.


Why do particles have potential and kinetic energy?

Yes, as this equation makes it possible E=mc^2 . ------------> mass energy is different from potential energy An object has kinetic and potential energy (such as a falling apple) because commonly kinetic energy is converted to potential energy and vice versa due to conservation of energy. The sum of kinetic and potential energy needs to be taken for the total energy of the object.