A climber at altitude has potential energy due to efforts to lift him higher in gravity's grip. His elevation gives him the potential to create kinetic energy if he had the misfortune to fall off.
From my understanding, yes. A waterfall is an example of potential gravitational energy and kinetic energy. The water is moving downstream at a fast pace (kinetic energy) and when reaching the drop off the water gains potential gravitational energy and drops towards the ground. Mechanical energy is a mix between Kinetic energy and any type of potential energy so yes, a waterfall is an example of Mechanical Energy.
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A rock on the top of a hill has potential energy. When it falls it has kinetic energy. You are probably in 6th grade to be learning this. :) Hope this helped you!
If at the top of the swing the pendulum is STOPPED then it has zero kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy comes from movement. If the roller coaster is moving at the top of the hill, it has kinetic energy. if the rollercoaster isn't moving then it has potential energy.
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If it's not moving it doesn't have any energy
A rock that is sitting on top of a cliff has what is called potential energy.
By virtue of its position on the top of the cliff it has "potential" energy. If it were to fall off the cliff this potential energy would be converted into "kinetic" energy (the energy in movement of a mass).
The diver at the top of the cliff would have potential energy due to their position above the ground. This potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy as the diver falls towards the water.
Yes, a large rock falling from a cliff and breaking is an example of mechanical energy being transformed into kinetic energy, as the potential energy stored in the rock at the top of the cliff is converted into energy of motion as it falls and breaks upon impact.
The type of energy involved in the motion of a top spinning is kinetic energy.
there is nothing that lives on the top of a cliff.
Gravitational potential energy as work is to be done to shift to such a height
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Examples of storing gravitational potential energy include: Water in a raised dam A boulder at the top of a cliff A book on a high shelf A person at the top of a staircase.
The balloon floating in the air has potential energy due to its height above the ground, while the boulder at the top of the cliff also has potential energy for the same reason. The balloon may have some additional energy due to its compressed air inside, but both objects primarily have potential energy in this scenario.