Because theres no other way to put it! Basically Potential energy is energy that is stored within a body that can be released at some stage due to an external effect. The most basic example is gravitational potential energy where energy used to lift a body is stored inside it and when you let go that same energy is used to pull it back down to earth.
Because it has the potential of being converted into kinetic energy. For example a weight on a shelf gathers speed and kinetic energy when it falls off, or the potential energy in a coiled spring can push a piston to do work against a load.
They are states of energy, because kinetic energy is energy being used; potential energy that is being stored to be used.
It is the "potential (possibility) to do work". That is to say, if an object is at a certain height, when it falls it can do some work.
Among other things, the fact that it has the potential (possibility) to do work. Also, that you can store energy as potential energy.
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This is referred to as "potential energy".
The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors. This stored energy of position is referred to as potential energy.
Chemical energy, which is a type of potential energy.Chemical energy, which is a type of potential energy.Chemical energy, which is a type of potential energy.Chemical energy, which is a type of potential energy.
Chemical energy is a type of potential energy.
The difference in potential energy between the reactants and products.
Potential energy
Chemical energy.
Potential energy.
This is referred to as conservation of energy
The energy that is not being used is referred to as the potential energy.
This is referred to as "potential energy".
Basically 2 types of energy are involved, Kinetic and Potential energy. When the ball bounces the kinetic energy starts changing into potential energy or as commonly referred to as energy of recoil.
Potential energy is often referred to as energy based on position but this is not totally true, for example electrical energy for instance has a position but it is still not potential but it is kinetic. This is because electrical energy is moving. Potential energy is actually referred to as energy that has the potential to move. For example, a boulder at the tip of a cliff. That boulder has the potential to move and fall off the cliff but it hasn't. Once it has however, its potential energy will be spent up turning the potential energy into kinetic. Types of Potential Energy: Nuclear: The Nucleus of an atom Chemical: Chemical bonds holding atoms together Elastic: A rubber band that is stretched out (I maybe wrong for this to be a type of potential energy)Thermal: Something heating up or cooling down.
"voltage" (also referred to as 'potential')
Energy that an object has due to position is called either real energy or potential energy. The energy that a moving object has is referred to as vector energy or kinetic energy.
At the top, since potential energy is referred to an objects location, the highest the object the highest its potential energy.
It is a form of potential energy.