What situation does not involve Potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?

Answer 1

1) Kinetic energy being turned back into potential energy.

Look at a child on a swing.

As the swing lowers (and they speed up), that's potential to kinetic.

As the swing reaches its peak and stops, that kinetic to potential.

2) Burning is chemical energy being turned into heat and light.

3) In the Sun, nuclear fusion releases energy into heat and light.

Answer 2

One situation that does not involve potential energy being changed into kinetic energy is when an object is stationary at rest. In this case, the potential energy is stored in the object due to its position in a gravitational field, but there is no conversion into kinetic energy as the object is not in motion.