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It isn't so. Potential energy can be greater, or less, for a given object, depending on its position and its speed.
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Why can't kinetic energy be greater than potential energy?
Kinetic energy - the energy of a mass in motion CAN be greater than the potential energy of the mass.The kinetic energy of a comet hitting the Earth would be far greater than the potential energy of the comet once it entered Earth gravity field.
What characteristic is associated with potential energy rather than kinetic energy?
Potential energy is associated with height. Kinetic energy is associated with motion.
How is potentil energy different from kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion (like running around a playground) while potential energy is the energy of position (such as the "energy" of a pendulum at the top of its swing).
Is it possible to have more kinetic energy than potential energy?
No, because potential energy is the amount of energy that COULD be used, while kinetic energy is the amount of energy that IS being used.
When a bullet is fired from a rifle does the bullet have a greater momentum and kinetic energy than the rifle?
The momenta of the rifle and the bullet are equal and opposite. The bullet has greater kinetic energy than the rifle.
Why can't kinetic energy be greater than potential energy?
Kinetic energy - the energy of a mass in motion CAN be greater than the potential energy of the mass.The kinetic energy of a comet hitting the Earth would be far greater than the potential energy of the comet once it entered Earth gravity field.
Is Kientic energy greater than potential energy?
potential energy is when something has the ability to use kinetic energy so it really depends on how much energy that something has
Is it possible for the body to have more kinetic energy than potential energy?
Sure, any object at the reference level or ground level (whatever you define to be the ground level, for your calculations) will have zero potential energy; if it moves, it will have a positive kinetic energy. What's more, if the object is belowthe selected reference level, it will have negativepotential energy. In this case, even if it doesn't move, its kinetic energy (zero) will be greater than its potential energy (which is negative).
What characteristic is associated with potential energy rather than kinetic energy?
Potential energy is associated with height. Kinetic energy is associated with motion.
Is total energy of revolving electron in an atom zero?
actually total energy is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy....potential energy= -2*kinetic energy . By using this relation you will get that sum of potential and kinetic energy is equal to the magnitude of kinetic energy and it is less than zero...hope this will be enough for you....
How is potentil energy different from kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion (like running around a playground) while potential energy is the energy of position (such as the "energy" of a pendulum at the top of its swing).
Is it possible to have more kinetic energy than potential energy?
No, because potential energy is the amount of energy that COULD be used, while kinetic energy is the amount of energy that IS being used.
Is potential energy different than kinetic energy?
The energy stored in a body due to its motion is called kinetic energy. The energy stored in a body due to its position (height) or shape is called potential energy. So a body at rest may have potential energy but it has no kinetic energy.
Does a car have greater kinetic energy than a motorcycle?
Kinetic energy depends both on the mass and on the speed.
When a bullet is fired from a rifle does the bullet have a greater momentum and kinetic energy than the rifle?
The momenta of the rifle and the bullet are equal and opposite. The bullet has greater kinetic energy than the rifle.
Is gravity potential or kinetic energy?
Gravity is a force more so than an energy
What has greater kinetic energy a car traveling at 35 miles per hour or a car traveling at 50 miles per hour?
Kinetic Energy is defined as the energy associated with motion. This is in contrast to potential energy which is associated with an entity's energy at rest, and it's potential for motion. Kinetic Energy can be calculated using this formula: KE = 0.5*Mass*Velocity^2, where KE = Kinetic Energy It is apparent by the formula that the same car traveling at a higher speed will have a greater kinetic energy than it does when traveling at a lower speed. Therefore, when the car travels at 50 mi/hr it has a higher kinetic energy than when it travels at 35 mi/hr. Let me just note that if we were talking about two different cars then we'd have to consider the weights of the cars.
