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The highest point of the pendulums swing is when the potential energy is at its highest and the kinetic energy is at its lowest. Kinetic energy is at its highest when at the lowest point of its swing, or equilibrium position, this is when the potential energy is at zero.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoKinetic energy is greatest when it passes through the center, lowest point. Potential energy is zero there.
Potential energy is greatest at the left and right ends, where it stops and heads back the other way. Kinetic energy is zero there.
So the pendulum is constantly converting its energy from one state to the other.
Pull it to the side and hold. Energy is all potential. Then let it go.
One complete swing ... to the other side and back to your hand ... does this:
Potential & let it go -> kinetic -> potential -> kinetic -> Potential & catch it.
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∙ 14y agoAt what point in a pendulum's swing is its kinetic energy greatest?
Kinetic Energy = ½ * mass * velocity^2
A pendulum has greatest KE, when it has greatest velocity.
When is it going the fastest?
Take a string. Tie something to the end and let it swing. It stops and reverses direction of motion at the 2 ends of its path, so it must be going the fastest when it is at the center of its path!!
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∙ 13y agoWhen the velocity is the greatest in the middle of the swing.
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∙ 11y agoIt Is Greatest When it Is At The Top Of the Swing.. As The Weight Changes,Kinetic Energy Is When Its Moving
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∙ 14y agoThe potential energy of a pendulum is greatest at the top of the swing, as the weight is changing directions. The kenetic energy is the greatest when the weight is at its lowest point
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∙ 12y agoAs the ball hits.
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How does energy undergo variation in an oscillating pendulum?
Potential energy is the greatest at the top of the pendulum swing, precisely as it is stopped. Kinetic energy is greatest at the bottom of its swing as it is moving its fastest. Between the two points the energies are converting into one another.
Why does a pendulum in motion never swing to a greater height than it started?
This is a conservation of energy problem. When the pendulum starts out, it has gravitational potential energy; at the bottom of the swing, all of that has been converted to kinetic energy, and when it swings back up, back to gravitational potential energy (which is why speed is greatest at the bottom of the pendulum); in other words, there has to be the same amount of energy (PEgravitational = mass*gravity*height), where mass and gravity are constant.
What energy does pendulum have?
When the pendulum is at its highest point or amplitude, it has the highest potential energy. When it passes by its point of equilibriu, it has the highest kinetic energy.
When you were holding the pendulum at the far end what kind of energy does it possess?
At this point, at the top of the swing, the pendulum has potential energy. As it drops it loses potential and gains kinetic energy. At the fastest point, as the pendulum reached the bottom of the swing, it has kinetic energy. It then loses kinetic energy and gains potential energy as it swings up to the other side.
What energy occur as a pendulum swings?
There is Mechanical Energy. This Mechanical Energy equals Potential + Kinetic Energies. At the maximum heigh and with the pendulum set still there is the maximum Potential Energy (so Kinetic equals 0, and Potential Energy equals Mechanical Energy). When we release the pendulum this Potential Energy transforms into Kinetic Energy which will be maximum and equal to the Mechanical Energy when the 'rope' or 'string' that holds the pendulum is in the same direction as the acceleration, or force, in this case gravity. Then, and if there is no friction (e.g. air) the pendulum will reach the same maximum heigh that it had in X0 and the Kinetic Energy will transform into Potential, reinitiating the process but in the opposite direction. Hope i helped and sorry for my english. :)
Where will you locate on a pendulum or roller coaster the greatest potential and greatest kinetic energy?
On a pendulum, the greatest potential energy is at the highest point of the swing on either side, and the greatest kinetic energy is at the bottom of the swing. On a roller coaster, the greatest potential energy is at the top of a hill, and the greatest kinetic energy is at the bottom of the hill.
What happen to simple pendulum at lowest point of its swing?
At the low point of a swinging pendulum, the type of energy being demonstrated is maximum kinetic energy. It has zero potential energy at this point of the swing.
How does energy undergo variation in an oscillating pendulum?
Potential energy is the greatest at the top of the pendulum swing, precisely as it is stopped. Kinetic energy is greatest at the bottom of its swing as it is moving its fastest. Between the two points the energies are converting into one another.
How does a pendulum work?
greetings.a pendulum has both kinetic and potential energy at one point.when the pendulum is at its highest point it has potential energy.it has kinetic energy when the ball of the pendulum is right in the middle.get it?
When pendulum stops has the kinetic energy changed to potential energy?
As the pendulum stops swinging, its maximum kinetic energy (the initial energy at the beginning of the swing) decreases, and its potential energy increases. Once the pendulum stops, it will have zero kinetic energy and maximum potential energy.
A pendulum is designed to transfer potential gravitational energy into what?
When the bob of the pendulum while moving stops at one, its Kinetic energy changes completely into potential energy and when it starts its motion again, the potential energy changes to the kinetic energy
When a pendulum reaches the end of its swing the energy within the pendulum is ofwhat sort?
Potential energy
Describe the energy conversions that take place in the pendulum?
At the start of a swing the pendulum has lots of potential energy but no kinetic energy. As it moves downwards the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. In the upswing the kinetic energy is converted back into potential energy. Some of the energy is converted into heat by friction which is why the pendulum slows down.
What happens to the gravitational potential energy as the pendulum starts back up towards its highest point?
The pendulum's momentum or kinetic energy is converted to gravitational potential energy until all of the kinetic energy is converted. The pendulum stops.
When a pendulum is at the center position what is true of the kinetic and potential energy?
If a pendulum is at its center position, then there are two possibilities: 1). It may be swinging. Then its kinetic energy is maximum and its potential energy is zero. 2). It may be stopped altogether. Then it has no energy at all.
Why does a pendulum in motion never swing to a greater height than it started?
This is a conservation of energy problem. When the pendulum starts out, it has gravitational potential energy; at the bottom of the swing, all of that has been converted to kinetic energy, and when it swings back up, back to gravitational potential energy (which is why speed is greatest at the bottom of the pendulum); in other words, there has to be the same amount of energy (PEgravitational = mass*gravity*height), where mass and gravity are constant.
What energy does pendulum have?
When the pendulum is at its highest point or amplitude, it has the highest potential energy. When it passes by its point of equilibriu, it has the highest kinetic energy.
