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Potential energy is unreleased energy - an unmoving rock at the top of a cliff, or a stick of dynamite. Potential energy becomes kinetic energy when it is released - the rock is falling from the cliff, or the stick of dynamite is exploding.
So technically the answer is yes. Kinetic even means "motion"!
But be careful about saying that potential energy is "slower" than kinetic, or in trying to distinguish between the two based on how fast you perceive an object to move. Kinetic energy doesn't necessarily make an object "look" as if it is moving faster.
For example, heating water in a microwave converts potential energy (a difference in voltage between the two prongs of the microwave plug) into kinetic energy (an increase in the temperature of the water), but the water doesn't "look" as if it is going "faster" until it actually boils - the actual change in velocity is at the molecular level of the water.
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Do faster atoms have more potential energy than slower atoms?
faster atoms have more kinetic energy than slower atoms do.
Is total energy of revolving electron in an atom zero?
actually total energy is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy....potential energy= -2*kinetic energy . By using this relation you will get that sum of potential and kinetic energy is equal to the magnitude of kinetic energy and it is less than zero...hope this will be enough for you....
Do particles move slower when you remove energy?
-- If the energy of the particle is its kinetic energy, then removing kinetic energy certainly slows it down. -- If the energy of the particle is its heat energy, then that too is nothing more than the kinetic energy of its molecules. Remove heat energy from it, and the average kinetic energy of its molecules ... along with their average speed ... decreases. -- If an object started out high above the ground and then fell to the ground, it gains speed constantly while it's falling. This is not a counterexample of losing energy, since the falling object doesn't lose any energy ... it just trades potential for kinetic. So it doesn't belong in this discussion at all.
Does kinetic energy always convert back into gravitational potential energy?
If you stood at the top of a building with a bottle rocket and aimed it straight at the ground and fired it, it's kinetic energy would exceed it's initial gravitational potential energy. It's kinetic energy would equal the acceleration due to gravity plus the energy of the rocket thrust minus any resistance to air as a result of it's shape.
Is Kientic energy greater than potential energy?
potential energy is when something has the ability to use kinetic energy so it really depends on how much energy that something has
Do faster atoms have more potential energy than slower atoms?
faster atoms have more kinetic energy than slower atoms do.
What characteristic is associated with potential energy rather than kinetic energy?
Potential energy is associated with height. Kinetic energy is associated with motion.
Is total energy of revolving electron in an atom zero?
actually total energy is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy....potential energy= -2*kinetic energy . By using this relation you will get that sum of potential and kinetic energy is equal to the magnitude of kinetic energy and it is less than zero...hope this will be enough for you....
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).
Do particles move slower when you remove energy?
-- If the energy of the particle is its kinetic energy, then removing kinetic energy certainly slows it down. -- If the energy of the particle is its heat energy, then that too is nothing more than the kinetic energy of its molecules. Remove heat energy from it, and the average kinetic energy of its molecules ... along with their average speed ... decreases. -- If an object started out high above the ground and then fell to the ground, it gains speed constantly while it's falling. This is not a counterexample of losing energy, since the falling object doesn't lose any energy ... it just trades potential for kinetic. So it doesn't belong in this discussion at all.
Is it possible to have more kinetic energy than potential energy?
No, because potential energy is the amount of energy that COULD be used, while kinetic energy is the amount of energy that IS being used.
Why can't kinetic energy be greater than potential energy?
Kinetic energy - the energy of a mass in motion CAN be greater than the potential energy of the mass.The kinetic energy of a comet hitting the Earth would be far greater than the potential energy of the comet once it entered Earth gravity field.
Is potential energy different than kinetic energy?
The energy stored in a body due to its motion is called kinetic energy. The energy stored in a body due to its position (height) or shape is called potential energy. So a body at rest may have potential energy but it has no kinetic energy.
Is gravity potential or kinetic energy?
Gravity is a force more so than an energy
Is kinetic energy more than potential energy?
Both are forms of energy. Potential energy is the available energy that could be used and Kinetic energy is the energy actually being used. Think of Potential energy as being a high cliff with water on top. The higher the cliff the more energy available. If no water is falling though, there is noting being used, But the potential for falling water is still there. Kinetic energy is the water that actually falls.
What energy is kinetic energy changed to in a car crash?
Potential energy than heat, sound and, of course, there is a loss in potential energy of broken materials...
Does kinetic energy always convert back into gravitational potential energy?
If you stood at the top of a building with a bottle rocket and aimed it straight at the ground and fired it, it's kinetic energy would exceed it's initial gravitational potential energy. It's kinetic energy would equal the acceleration due to gravity plus the energy of the rocket thrust minus any resistance to air as a result of it's shape.
