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It is tranferred/converted into kinetic energy
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What happens to the object's potential energy when it is dropped?
When an object is dropped, its potential energy decreases. This is because potential energy is a result of an object's position or height above the ground. As the object falls, it loses height, which leads to a decrease in potential energy. At the same time, the object gains kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion.
When an object is laying on the ground what energy does it possess?
After water or anything else falls to the ground it has no potential energy anymore. When mas is elevated it has potential energy. When it falls, the potential is converted to kinetic energy. That energy is then converted to light, heat, sound or compression of the object on to which the mass fell. But then the mass has no more potential energy.
Explain the energy changes involved when a positive charge moves because of a nearby negatively charged object?
That's similar to when an object falls in a gravitational field: potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.
True or false does potential energy depends on height is gravitational potential energy?
It is true that an object has more potential energy as it is raised higher. ?As the object falls from a height, the force of gravity will convert the potential energy into kinetic energy. ?The further it falls, the more kinetic energy will be gained. ?Conversely, the higher an object is raised, the more potential energy it has.This follows the equation? work = force x distance that force movesTherefore, the higher an object is, the greater the distance that the force of gravity will move as it accelerates the object while it falls. ?As it approaches the ground, it will have lost all potential energy but it will have kinetic energy of the same amount.Important note: ?The discussion about all potential energy being converted to kinetic energy above ignores air resistance. ?In the real world, air applies a frictional force on a body and will have the effect of slowing the object. ?Therefore, some of the potential energy will actually be turned to heat rather than ?kinetic energy. ?Most school physics questions will also ignore resistance due to air and therefore the description above works perfectly well for almost every question that will be seen.
Is potential energy a chemical bond?
If you mix sodium with water, it will explode. Sodium and water each have chemical potential energy. When mixed together, the energy becomes active. Each substance has the potential to release energy in a chemical reaction.
What will happen to the sum of the potential and kinetic energy of the object as it falls?
i think it will remain same.
How is potential energy transforme into kintetic energy?
When an object falls down.When an object falls down.When an object falls down.When an object falls down.
As an object falls the gravitational potential energy of the object is converted to what?
Some of its potential energy changes to kinetic energy.
When you lift an object off the ground how are you changing its energy?
You are changing the object's gravitational potential energy. Gravitational potential energy is the energy due to position of the object above the Earth. This energy has the potential to be transformed into Kinetic Energy if the object falls.
How is potential energy tansformed into kenetic energy?
For example, when an object falls, its potential energy decreases, but its kinetic energy increases, i.e., it falls faster and faster.
What is the effect of an object's height on it's potential energy?
Generally, the higher an object goes, the higher its potential energy will be. This is because higher object will have more energy when it falls.
What kind of energy gives off when a kid falls out of a tree?
Any object that is above ground level has potential energy. If the object falls down, the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, i.e., the object will move at a certain speed.
Does potential energy decreases as an object falls to earth?
Yes.
The amount of gravitational potential energy released as an object falls depends on?
-- the mass of the object -- the height through which it falls
As a puck falls what happens to the potent-ion energy?
When an object falls, the potential energy gets converted to kinetic energy.
What will happen to the potential and kinetic energy as the ball falls?
Gravitational potential energy increases; kinetic energy increases.
What kind of energy does potential energy change into?
If an object falls down, potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy (energy of movement). However, if an object drifts down slowly - say, a feather falling in air, or an object that falls down in water - the energy will be immediately converted to heat energy.
