The potential energy gets less until the ball gets to the bottom of the hill, at which point the potential energy is zero.
The potential energy that is lost, gets converted to Kinetic energy of the ball that goes faster and faster as it gets more and more of the Potential energy.
That is potential energy, converted to kinetic energy when the toy rolls.
Potential energy to kinetic energy
Whenever anything falls down, rolls downward, etc., gravitational potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy.
Chemical energy
At the top, since potential energy is referred to an objects location, the highest the object the highest its potential energy.
The potential energy gets less until the ball gets to the bottom of the hill, at which point the potential energy is zero. The potential energy that is lost, gets converted to Kinetic energy of the ball that goes faster and faster as it gets more and more of the Potential energy.
The potential energy gets less until the ball gets to the bottom of the hill, at which point the potential energy is zero. The potential energy that is lost, gets converted to Kinetic energy of the ball that goes faster and faster as it gets more and more of the Potential energy.
As a car rolls down a hill, the motion and gravitational potential energy(GPE) will be equal when the kinetic energy is equal to the potential energy.
That is potential energy, converted to kinetic energy when the toy rolls.
Potential energy is energy of position. If you talk about gravitational potential energy, an object higher up has more potential energy. It doesn't make sense to assign an "absolute value" to potential energy; you can only talk about a difference in potential energy. However, for purposes of calculation, you can arbitrarily assign a potential energy of zero for objects at a certain height - for example, the ground level, or an infinite distance from Earth.
Potential energy to kinetic energy
Before it rolls downhill, it has gravitational potential energy. As it rolls downhill, part of this potential energy is converted into kinetic energy (including rotational energy); due to friction, this will soon be converted into waste energy, mainly heat.
The potential energy is progressively changed to kinetic energy as the orange falls. When it hits the ground most of it is converted to heat.
The equation is K.E. = ½ * mass * velocity2 Kinetic energy is a measure of an object's energy due to the fact that has mass and is moving. So as long as the ball has mass and is moving, it has kinetic energy. Since all tables have friction the marble will slow down as to rolls and lose some KE. Potential Energy = mass * acceleration due to gravity * height. However since the ball is on a table (height), it also has potential energy. If one end of the table is a little higher than the other, it will gain potential energy as it rolls up the little hill, of course as it rolls up that little hill, it will lose the same amount of kinetic energy as the potential energy it gained. This is called "Conservation of Energy".
So the potential energy is the energy in the car at the top of the first slope. It changes into kinetic energy (Speed with mass) as it rolls down the hill. Then the electric motor winds it back up the hill, putting potential energy in the system again.
gravity
Whenever anything falls down, rolls downward, etc., gravitational potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy.