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Q: What energy is caused when a rock falls off a cliff?
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When a rock falls from a cliff potential energy changes into?

kinetic energy


What type of potential energy does a rock perched on the edge of a cliff have?

A rock at the edge of a cliff has potential energy. This energy may be converted to kinetic energy by the force of gravity if it falls off the cliff.


What energy transformations occur in a fan?

A moving fan is an example of kinetic energy, the energy of objects in motion. An example of potential energy would be a large rock at the edge of a cliff. If the rock falls off the cliff, its potenital energy (energy by virtue of its location), is converted to kinetic energy, energy of its motion, as it falls.


What is it called when a large rock falls from a cliff?

Attrition.


Do a rock sitting on top of a cliff has no energy?

If it's not moving it doesn't have any energy


Is rock at the top of a steep cliff quickly falls landslide?

No. That is a rock fall.


What is a rock at the top of a cliff that suddenly falls?

Weathering makes rocks at the top of a cliff suddenly fall.


When a rock suddenly falls of a cliff is it a slump or creep?

slump


A rock sitting on top of a cliff has?

A rock that is sitting on top of a cliff has what is called potential energy.


What happens when rock fall or slide down a cliff?

It falls and break


What are some examples of gravitational potential energy?

when an apple falls out of a tree, a person jumps off a building and many more


Does a rock at the edge of a 200m high cliff has more potential energy than an equal sized rock at the edge of a 600m high cliff?

The higher rock has more potential energy