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No, because kinetic energy is the energy and object possesses because of its motion and its mass. Potential energy is the energy stored and held in readiness in an object. The rock has to be moving to have kinetic energy, but since the rock is just sitting on the edge of a cliff, it doesn't have kinetic, it has potential.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoit has kinetic energy if it is moving. It has potential energy if it is waiting to be pushed off the edge. Probably by Will. E. Coyote
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What type of potential energy does a rock perched on the edge of a cliff have?
A rock at the edge of a cliff has potential energy. This energy may be converted to kinetic energy by the force of gravity if it falls off the cliff.
The kinetic energy of a 50 newton object resting on the edge of a cliff 30 meters high is?
zero
What energy transformations occur in a fan?
A moving fan is an example of kinetic energy, the energy of objects in motion. An example of potential energy would be a large rock at the edge of a cliff. If the rock falls off the cliff, its potenital energy (energy by virtue of its location), is converted to kinetic energy, energy of its motion, as it falls.
The potential energy of a 50 newton object resting on the edge of a cliff 30 meters high is?
The word in your question that I keyed on is "resting". An object at rest has zero kinetic energy. If you meant potential energy, the answer is 1500 joules.
The potential energy of a 50 newton object resting on the edge of a cliff 30 meters high is .?
1500 joules
What type of potential energy does a rock perched on the edge of a cliff have?
A rock at the edge of a cliff has potential energy. This energy may be converted to kinetic energy by the force of gravity if it falls off the cliff.
What name do you give to the energy that the car has on the edge of a cliff?
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 kinetic energy of a 50 newton object resting on the edge of a cliff 30 meters high is?
zero
What energy transformations occur in a fan?
A moving fan is an example of kinetic energy, the energy of objects in motion. An example of potential energy would be a large rock at the edge of a cliff. If the rock falls off the cliff, its potenital energy (energy by virtue of its location), is converted to kinetic energy, energy of its motion, as it falls.
Does a rock at the edge of a 200m high cliff has more potential energy than an equal sized rock at the edge of a 600m high cliff?
The higher rock has more potential energy
The potential energy of a 50 newton object resting on the edge of a cliff 30 meters high is?
The word in your question that I keyed on is "resting". An object at rest has zero kinetic energy. If you meant potential energy, the answer is 1500 joules.
Is waterfalls an example of kinetic energy?
The question's a bit faulty... But yes, the water that falls over the edge does have kinetic energy as it is has significant velocity.
Is a rock at the edge of a 200-m high cliff has more potential energy than an equal size rock at the edge of a 600-m high cliff?
No. Rocks of equal weight have more potential energy the higher they are.
How much energy does a 50 kg rock have if it is sitting on the edge of a 15 m cliff?
7350
What is the edge of a mountain cliff called?
The edge of a mountain cliff is called a precipice.
The potential energy of a 50 newton object resting on the edge of a cliff 30 meters high is .?
1500 joules
Example of kinetic energy being converted to potential energy?
===> A stone or a baseball tossed straight up. -- Leaves your hand with speed ---> kinetic energy -- Slows down as it sails higher ---> loses kinetic energy -- But gains potential energy as it moves higher. -- The kinetic energy it's losing is changing into potential energy. -- Eventually, it stops rising, when all of its kinetic energy is gone. -- On the way down, its potential energy turns back into kinetic energy, until it meets the ground with a healthy 'thunk'.
