Not really... Kinda?
Potential energy is the total possible energy based on position. Ex: A rock on the floor will have less potential energy (since it's on the floor and it wont have energy since it's not moving), than a rock 100 meters in the air. (More potential energy since it will falling).
Or a rubber band being pulled back has more potential energy than when its not pulled.
Conserve means to save/store, and things cant really "store" energy.
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∙ 12y agoNo, potential energy refers to the energy that an object possesses due to its position or configuration, while the conservation of energy is a principle stating that the total energy in a system remains constant over time. Conservation of energy implies that potential energy can be converted into other forms of energy, such as kinetic energy, and vice versa, but they are not the same concept.
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∙ 12y agoFor a start, a length is not an energy.
No, the energy can change forms during a transformation while still being conserved overall. Energy may shift between potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, or other forms depending on the system.
Saying energy is conserved within a system means that the total amount of energy in the system remains constant over time. Energy can change form within the system (e.g. from kinetic to potential energy) or be transferred in or out of the system, but the total energy within the system remains the same.
Energy is conserved in a transformation because it cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another. This means that the total amount of energy before and after a transformation remains constant. The law of conservation of energy states that energy can change from potential to kinetic, heat, light, sound, or other forms, but the total energy within a closed system remains the same.
In a collision, the total momentum of the system is conserved if no external forces act on the system. This means that the total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision.
When it is in your hand you have potential energy, then when you throw it you use mechanical, it has kinetic in the air, then slowly shanges to potential in the air, then all the way potentail energy in your hand.
Not really, no.
No, the energy can change forms during a transformation while still being conserved overall. Energy may shift between potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, or other forms depending on the system.
In a closed system, the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy remains constant, according to the conservation of energy principle. This means that the total mechanical energy (kinetic energy + potential energy) of the system is conserved and does not change over time as long as there are no external forces doing work on the system.
Conserved. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change forms.
Energy is conserved in a chemical reaction, meaning the total amount of energy before and after the reaction remains constant. This principle is known as the law of conservation of energy.
Saying energy is conserved within a system means that the total amount of energy in the system remains constant over time. Energy can change form within the system (e.g. from kinetic to potential energy) or be transferred in or out of the system, but the total energy within the system remains the same.
Energy is conserved in a transformation because it cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another. This means that the total amount of energy before and after a transformation remains constant. The law of conservation of energy states that energy can change from potential to kinetic, heat, light, sound, or other forms, but the total energy within a closed system remains the same.
In a collision, the total momentum of the system is conserved if no external forces act on the system. This means that the total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision.
When it is in your hand you have potential energy, then when you throw it you use mechanical, it has kinetic in the air, then slowly shanges to potential in the air, then all the way potentail energy in your hand.
Yes, energy can exist as both potential energy and kinetic energy. Potential energy is stored energy that results from an object's position or condition, while kinetic energy is the energy of motion. As an object moves, potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy, and vice versa, following the law of conservation of energy.
If friction can be ignored, a system's mechanical energy remains constant. This is because in the absence of friction, energy is conserved and the total energy (kinetic energy + potential energy) of the system remains the same throughout the motion.
When the object is rolling it has kinetic energy or KE and when the object is at rest it has potential energy or U. In this case both are mechanical energies and mechanical energy is conserved within a system meaning it is only transferred not gained or lost.