How can kinetic energy change into potential energy?

Answer 1

Yes, kinetic energy can change into potential energy. in order to do so the delta x would have to increase. for example if a skier were to go off a large jump, they would be using their kinetic energy to gain altitude and that would be increasing the potential energy, hope this helps, not being able to do so would be completely illogical

Answer 2

For example, when you thrown an object up, its kinetic energy (related to its speed) will decrease, but its potential energy (related to its height) will increase. This involves gravitational potential energy.

Another example is a moving object compressing a spring. The compressed spring stores energy - also potential energy.
a kinetic energy can turn into potential energy when another force acts upon the kinetic position.like the ground causes a ball to stop and not keep dropping.

Answer 3

Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by any object due to its motion so when a stationary object is put into motion its potential energy changes into kinetic energy.

Potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy. Consider a ball at the top of a hill, it has a certain amount of Potential(gravitational) energy. As the ball falls down the hill it accelerates, gaining velocity(speed) as it does so, kinetic energy is taken as Kinetic energy = velocity squared * mass of ball * 1/2 so as the speed of the ball increases the kinetic energy increases, and because the ball is lower the potential (gravitational) energy of the ball decreases.

I'll give an example. You get ready to throw a ball and the ball has potential energy. You throw the ball and the energy is released into kinetic energy because the ball then has physical energy instead

Kinetic and Potential Energy

History

A roller coaster train going down hill represents merely a complex case as a body is descending an inclined plane. Newton's first two laws relate force and acceleration, which are key concepts in roller coaster physics. At amusement parks, Newton's laws can be applied to every ride. These rides range from 'The Swings' to The 'Hammer'. Newton was also one of the developers of calculus which is essential to analyzing falling bodies constrained on more complex paths than inclined planes. A roller coaster rider is in an gravitational field except with the Principle of Equivalence.

Potential Energy

Potential energy is the same as stored energy. The "stored" energy is held within the gravitational field. When you lift a heavy object you exert energy which later will become kinetic energy when the object is dropped. A lift motor from a roller coaster exerts potential energy when lifting the train to the top of the hill. The higher the train is lifted by the motor the more potential energy is produced; thus, forming a greater amount if kinetic energy when the train is dropped. At the top of the hills the train has a huge amount of potential energy, but it has very little kinetic energy.

Kinetic Energy

The word "kinetic" is derived from the Greek word meaning to move, and the word "energy" is the ability to move. Thus, "kinetic energy" is the energy of motion --it's ability to do work. The faster the body moves the more kinetic energy is produced. The greater the mass and speed of an object the more kinetic energy there will be. As the train accelerates down the hill the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. There is very little potential energy at the bottom of the hill, but there is a great amount of kinetic energy.

Theory

When the train is at the top and bottom of the hill there is not any potential or kinetic energy being used at all. The train at the bottom of the first drop should have enough energy to get back up the height of the lift hill. The "Act of Faith" in riding these amazing rides which seems more of a phenomena that is only a theory. In practices, the train never could make it back up the hill because of dissipative forces. Friction and air resistance, and even possible mid-course breaks, are dissipative forces causing the theory to be changed but not destroyed. These forces make it impossible for the train to have enough energy to make it back up the lift hill's height. In the absence of the dissipative forces the potential and kinetic energies(mechanical energy) will remain the same. Since the mechanical energy is destroyed by the forces, the first hill is always the highest

Kinetic and Potential Energy

Answer 4

when there is difference in potential of any two points in that condition the potential electricity turns into kinetic we can also explain it as since electricity is a form of energy so potential energy changes into kinetic only when there is difference in potential of two points

Answer 5

For example, when you thrown an object up, its kinetic energy (related to its speed) will decrease, but its potential energy (related to its height) will increase. This involves gravitational potential energy.

Another example is a moving object compressing a spring. The compressed spring stores energy - also potential energy.

Answer 6

When a force acts upon a object. Or a reactant.

Answer 7

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