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What type of energy exists in a ball sitting on top of a hill?
kinetic energy
What is energy potential measured in?
Potential energy can't be measured directly but can be calculated in between two states. Potential energy is also sometimes called as the mechanical energy or stored energy. Every object or body has the ability to have potential energy by different means. Springs carry potential energy when it is compressed or stretched, and when released, all that potential will turn to kinetic energy because the body gains motion. Potential energy always changes into kinetic energy again by different means. Potential energy is calculated by using this expression. Ep = mgh, where m= mass, g= gravity if the body is at height, h= the height.
A 5 kg book falls from a shelf. If it lands with a speed of 5.7 ms from what height did it fall?
Here is one way to solve it:* Calculate the kinetic energy related to this speed. * Assume that no mechanical energy was lost; i.e., calculate the height required to get the same gravitational potential energy. That is, write the equation for gravitational potential energy, replace the numbers you know (including the energy you just calculated in the previous point), and calculate the height. Note that the result does not depend on the mass of the falling object.
Will a ball bounce higher if it is thrown to the ground at different heights using the same force?
No. The greater the height, the greater the potential energy. PE = m•g•h, where m is mass in kg, g is 9.8m/s2, and h is height in meters.
In science What is a jewel equal to?
A Jule is a measurement of energy. It is relatable to both the physical measurements of work and kinetic and potential energies. For work: W=fd where W is work, f is a force applied over a d distance. The work can be repored in jules (J). For kinetic energy: KE=.5(m)(v)2 where KE is kinetic energy, m is mass traveling at a v velocity. Kinetic energy is reported in jules. For potential energy (gravitational potential energy): PE= mgh where m is mass, g is the gravitational constant 9.81 m/s, and h is the height of the object to the ground.
What is the equation of potential energy?
The equation for potential energy is P.E.=mass*gravitation*height Over here gravitation is constant cos the questions will be related to the earth So g=10 or 9.8 Pe=mgh
What is the equation to get an objects gravitational potential energy?
pe = m*g*h where m = mass, g = force of gravity and h = height
Does velocity affect an object's potential energy?
No. The equation for potential energy is PE = m•g•h, where m is mass in kg, gis 9.8m/s2, and h is height in meters. Potential energy is the energy an object has due to its position. Velocity is not a factor in determining potential energy.
What is The equation for potential energy in science?
Ep=mgh, m is mass, g is gravity (9.81m/s2) and h is height
What is the equation for calculating an object's gravitational potential energy?
The equation to calculate an object's gravitation potential energy is: PE=MGH where: PE is gravitational potential energy M is the objects mass G is the acceleration due to the gravitational pull of the Earth on its surface ( 9.8 m/s2) H is the height from the location that would give it zero potentional energy (generally the ground)
What type of energy does a toilet?
The potential energy of the water in the tank.
Which of the following is the equation for gravitional potential energy?
PE for gravitation = mgh Potential Energy is measured in Joules m = mass in kilograms g = acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s2 h = height from "zero" in metres/meters
What is the equation for potiential energy?
There are two kinds of potential energy: Gravitational Potential Energy and Elastic Potential Energy. Their formula's are: * Gravitational Potential Energy: Ep = m x g x h Ep = mass x gravity x height * Elastic Potential Energy: Ep = 1/2 x k x x^2 Ep = 0.5 x elastic constant x extention or compression squared
Does a man possess potential energy?
Potential energy can be calculated by the equation U ( which is the potential energy) = mgh, where m is hte mass, g is gravity, and h is the height of the object above the point where h=0 (often the ground). So, as long as h does not equal zero (imagine the man sandin on a cliff above sea leve, which is h=0) then he will have potential energy.
First ionisation energy equation?
The equation for first ionization energy is the equation for the energy required to remove an electron from one mole of gaseous atoms to produce a mole of gaseous ions. It is as follows: X(g) ---> X^+1(g) + e^-1.
What are forms of energy associated with the particles that make up objects?
kinetic and potential
What does mgh in the formula for potential energy stand for?
M = Mass G = Gravity ( 9.8 m/sec ) H = Height
