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Potential energy is stored energy. It has nothing to do with consuming or using energy - although you need to use some other energy to increase an object's potential energy. For example, in the case of gravitational potential energy, an object above ground level (or any other reference level chosen) has a positive potential energy, while an object below ground level has a negative potential energy.
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What units is potential energy measured in?
Energy is measured in joules.
How is gravitational potential energy measured?
It is calculated, not directly measured.
What is energy measured by?
Energy is measured in Joules in the SI system. Thermal energy can be measured in calories (1 calorie = 4.2 Joules) or BTU. In traditional units, energy is in ft.lbforce! energy is measured in calories and use to be measured in joules
What is the metric unit of potential energy?
Energy is measured in joules.
What is elastic potential energy measured in?
Joules
What units is potential energy measured in?
Energy is measured in joules.
How is gravitational potential energy measured?
It is calculated, not directly measured.
What is energy measured by?
Energy is measured in Joules in the SI system. Thermal energy can be measured in calories (1 calorie = 4.2 Joules) or BTU. In traditional units, energy is in ft.lbforce! energy is measured in calories and use to be measured in joules
What is the metric unit of potential energy?
Energy is measured in joules.
What is the unit for gravitatonal potential energy?
Energy is measured in joules.
What is elastic potential energy measured in?
Joules
What unit in Potential energy measured in?
jolues
Which type of energy is measured by the total kinetic and potential energy of its particles?
nuclear
What are the similarities between kinetic energy and potential energy?
They are both measured in joules, and they're both types of energy.
The potential energy of an electric circuit is measured in units of?
volts
What is a comparison of kinetic and potential energy?
They are both measured in Joules
Similarities between Kinetic energy potential energy electric energy and gravitational energy?
they are both measured in joules
