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Where and how does water at the top of a hill gets its gravitational potential energy?
Water at the top of a hill gains gravitational potential energy by virtue of its elevated position above the ground. As the water is lifted to a higher altitude against gravity, work is done on it to increase its potential energy. This potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy as the water flows downhill.
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How does thermal energy converted into gravitational potential energy?
Thermal energy can be converted into gravitational potential energy through a process involving the use of a heat engine to lift an object against gravity, thereby storing potential energy. An example could be using a heated fluid to drive a turbine that lifts water uphill, converting thermal energy into gravitational potential energy in the water's elevated position.
How does an object get gravitational potential energy?
An object gains gravitational potential energy when it is lifted against the force of gravity. The energy is stored in the object's position relative to a reference point, such as the ground. The higher the object is lifted, the more gravitational potential energy it possesses.
What energy does an apple hanging from a tree have?
chemical energy
What happens to the potential energy and the energy of a ball as it rolls down a hill from a position of rest at the top of the hill?
The potential energy gets less until the ball gets to the bottom of the hill, at which point the potential energy is zero. The potential energy that is lost, gets converted to Kinetic energy of the ball that goes faster and faster as it gets more and more of the Potential energy.
Does potential energy go up or down?
Potential energy increases as an object gets higher in a gravitational field (such as when lifted against gravity) and decreases as it moves lower in the field (such as when falling). It depends on the reference point chosen to measure the potential energy.
How does thermal energy converted into gravitational potential energy?
Thermal energy can be converted into gravitational potential energy through a process involving the use of a heat engine to lift an object against gravity, thereby storing potential energy. An example could be using a heated fluid to drive a turbine that lifts water uphill, converting thermal energy into gravitational potential energy in the water's elevated position.
How does an object get gravitational potential energy?
An object gains gravitational potential energy when it is lifted against the force of gravity. The energy is stored in the object's position relative to a reference point, such as the ground. The higher the object is lifted, the more gravitational potential energy it possesses.
What energy does an apple hanging from a tree have?
chemical energy
What happens to the gravitational energy of an object as it gets higher in a gravitational field?
-- If the velocity is horizontal, then gravitational potential energy doesn't change. -- If velocity is vertical and upward, gravitational potential energy increases at a rate proportional to the speed. -- If velocity is vertical and downward, gravitational potential energy decreases at a rate proportional to speed.
Why does a ball gets lower and lower when it bounces'?
The greater the gravitational potential energy the more the kinetic energy, so as it bounces, the gravitational potential energy will decrease, so will the kinetic energy decrease and everything will decrease and they will suck
What happens to the potential energy and the energy of a ball as it rolls down a hill from a position of rest at the top of the hill?
The potential energy gets less until the ball gets to the bottom of the hill, at which point the potential energy is zero. The potential energy that is lost, gets converted to Kinetic energy of the ball that goes faster and faster as it gets more and more of the Potential energy.
Does potential energy go up or down?
Potential energy increases as an object gets higher in a gravitational field (such as when lifted against gravity) and decreases as it moves lower in the field (such as when falling). It depends on the reference point chosen to measure the potential energy.
How does the sea gain kinetic energy?
there is tide formation in sea sdue to gravitational pull of sun and moon and thus potential energy which on falling gets converted to kinetic energy
What sort of energy does a book have if it falls off a high shelf?
Before it falls it has gravitational potential energy. While it falls, the potential energy gets converted to kinetic energy. Part of this gets dissipated by friction - mainly converted to heat. Once it hits the ground, all the energy will be converted to heat.
Describe the energy change of a wind up toy car as it runs down a slope?
The mechanical energy is stored in the spring as potential energy within the pullback toy and when you release it, it gets converted into kinetic energy. Hence cycle is Mechanical --- Spring (Potential)--- Kinetic
What happens to the potential energy of the water in a river as gravity pulls the water downhill?
Since potential energy is proportional to elevation, the potential energy of water gets less and less as it goes downhill.Its kinetic energy (based on velocity) may well increase, but the question asked about potential energy.
What happen to kinetic energy of the rock as it gets higher and higher?
Unless the speed of the rock changes, the kinetic energy does not change. If you are talking about a rock that is being thrown, of course the kinetic energy decreases as kinetic energy is converted into potential by the conservative gravitational force.
