The bottom of the pendulum swing is called the equilibrium position.
The kinetic energy is greater at the bottom of the swing because the pendulum is moving fastest at that point. As the pendulum swings down, the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, resulting in increased speed at the bottom.
At the bottom of its swing in the center, the pendulum has maximum kinetic energy (KE) and no potential energy (PE) because it is moving its fastest and is at its lowest point.
The kinetic energy of the end of a pendulum is greatest at the lowest point of its swing (the bottom of the swing). This is because the pendulum has the highest speed at this point, which translates to a greater kinetic energy.
You can make a pendulum swing faster by increasing its initial height or by shortening the length of the pendulum. Both of these actions will result in a larger potential energy that will be converted into kinetic energy, causing the pendulum to swing faster.
At the bottom of it's swing. This is because it has accelerated to it's peak velocity due to gravity.
The kinetic energy is greater at the bottom of the swing because the pendulum is moving fastest at that point. As the pendulum swings down, the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, resulting in increased speed at the bottom.
At the bottom of its swing in the center, the pendulum has maximum kinetic energy (KE) and no potential energy (PE) because it is moving its fastest and is at its lowest point.
The kinetic energy of the end of a pendulum is greatest at the lowest point of its swing (the bottom of the swing). This is because the pendulum has the highest speed at this point, which translates to a greater kinetic energy.
A pendulum transfers potential gravitational energy (at the top of its swing) to kinetic energy (movement at the bottom of the swing) and then back again (at the top on the other side).
A simple pendulum.
You can make a pendulum swing faster by increasing its initial height or by shortening the length of the pendulum. Both of these actions will result in a larger potential energy that will be converted into kinetic energy, causing the pendulum to swing faster.
The acceleration of a pendulum is zero at the lowest point of its swing.
A pendulum is fastest at the lowest point of its swing, where its kinetic energy is maximum. At this point, all the potential energy has been converted into kinetic energy, resulting in the highest speed of the pendulum.
At the bottom of it's swing. This is because it has accelerated to it's peak velocity due to gravity.
In a pendulum, potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as the bob swings down. At the bottom of the swing, the kinetic energy is at its peak while potential energy is at its lowest. As the pendulum swings back up, this kinetic energy is then converted back into potential energy before the process repeats.
a person sitting on a swing without really trying
This is a conservation of energy problem. When the pendulum starts out, it has gravitational potential energy; at the bottom of the swing, all of that has been converted to kinetic energy, and when it swings back up, back to gravitational potential energy (which is why speed is greatest at the bottom of the pendulum); in other words, there has to be the same amount of energy (PEgravitational = mass*gravity*height), where mass and gravity are constant.