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Niagara falls is a good example of kinetic energy being converted into potential energy?
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∙ 11y ago
Gravitation energy. Water at a high elevation drops down to a lower elevation and releases gobs of energy. It could also be thought of as a drop in potential energy. Interesting to note there is a huge hydro-electric plant that utilizes this exact energy source.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoKinetic energy, since the falls are in motion. Potential energy is stored energy, like an archer about to fire an arrow. Kinetic energy is energy in motion, like a rock rolling down a hill.
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∙ 11y agoNo
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∙ 14y agokinetic
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Is Niagara falls a good example of kinetic energy being converted to potential energy?
No. Other way around, yes: Niagara (or any waterfall) is an example of potential energy being changed to kinetic energy.
Potential energy is frequently converted to kinetic energy. Kinetic energy?
can be converted to potential energy.
Hands moving on a battery operated clock is an example of what kind of energy conversion?
Kinetic energy being converted to chemical potential energy
What happens to potential energy that is not converted to kinetic energy?
If potential energy is not converted into kinetic energy (or into any other type of energy) then it remains potential. Potential energy does not expire.
Is potential energy was converted to kinetic energy?
It CAN be converted to kinetic energy, but it won't always do so.
Examples of the law of conservationof energy?
Since energy is ALWAYS conserved, anything that happens is an "example". For example, an object just sitting around. However, it is usually more interesting to analyze what happens when one type of energy is converted to another. For example, if a car brakes, the car's kinetic energy is converted to heat (in the brakes); when you throw an object up, kinetic energy is converted to potential energy; when it falls back down, the potential energy is converted back to kinetic energy; and if in this example there is air resistance, part of the kinetic energywill be converted to heat.
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 happen to the potential energy of an object as it falls?
It is tranferred/converted into kinetic energy (DECREASES)
Water draining from a tower is an example of what kind of energy conversion?
Gravitational potential energy being converted to kinetic energy
What is an example of only potential energy?
A ball sitting at the top of a ledge, it has a lot of potential energy until it is pushed off the ledge then it is converted into kinetic energy
What is an example of gravitational energy transforming to mechanical energy?
Gravitational potential energy IS mechanical energy. Mechanical energy includes both kinetic energy, and potential energy.When an object falls, gravitational potential energy will be converted to KINETIC energy.
When a gas is heated is all of the absorbed energy converted to kinetic energy or potential?
When a gas is heated the energy is converted to kinetic energy.
