Because they are not mutually exclusive. Take for example a falling object; while falling at a given velocity it has (.5)(mass)(velocity)2=Kinetic Energy but also has the potential energy of whatever distance it has yet to fall, which equals (mass)(gravity)(height)=Potential Energy
These two types of energy equal the Total Energy of the falling object, which never changes as it falls.
Potential energy is the energy contained in the position of an object, so object hanging on a tree would be potential energy.
Some of its potential energy changes to kinetic energy.
The name for the combination of the kinetic and potential energy of an object is heat.
potential energy is the energy that an object has stored up. kinetic energy is an object in motion. :) hi ppl :)))))))
The total kinetic and potential energy of the molecules of an object is thermal energy.
An object's potential energy doesn't depend on its speed. You can do anything you like with the object's speed, and it has no effect on potential energy.
The difference between potential and kinetic energy all comes down to a very simple property of the object. If an object is moving, then it has kinetic energy, or kinetic energy is the energy of movement. Potential energy is energy that is stored in an object and can be released under the right conditions.
Mechanical energy is defined as the SUM of potential energy plus kinetic energy. If all of its mechanical energy is potential energy, it follows that it has no kinetic energy.
Mechanical energy is kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion and position of an object.
Kinetic energy is the energy that an object has because of its motion. The energy depends on the speed and mass of the object.
the energy in an object about to fall is potential energy then kinetic energy because when the object is not falling, it has potential energy but when it's actually falling, it has kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. Kinetic energy is stored in an object when you apply force to it, lifting it, for example. That energy stays in the object as potential energy until it is released when you drop the object.