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A book, no matter where it sits, is an organized and bound assembly of paper with
information stored on it.
The book has some mass, and like any mass, its gravitational potential energy relative
to the floor can be defined in terms of its mass and its distance above the floor.
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Does a book sitting on a shelf have gravitational potential energy?
YES!
A book and a feather sitting next to each other on a shelf have same potential energies?
No. The potential energy of an obect also depends on its mass.
Is Book on a high shelf chemical or potential energy?
Potential energy.
The kinetic energy of a book on a shelf is equal to the work done to lift the book to the shelf?
no, but the POTENTIAL energy may equal the work done to life the book to the shelf
What is the relationship between the work done to lift a book to place it on a bookshelf and the potential energy of the book on the shelf?
There is no direct relationship because the potential energy of the book on the shelf is defined relative to an arbitrary base line at which the potential energy would be zero. The work done in raising the book is the increase in the potential energy of book from however much PE it had in its previous location - for example, on a lower shelf.
Does a book sitting on a shelf have gravitational potential energy?
YES!
How can you the amount of potential energy in a book sitting on a bookshelf?
Place it on a higher shelf. If it has to stay on the same shelf, then its potential energy can only be increased by adding some pages to it.
How can you increase the potential energy in a book sitting on a bookshelf?
put the book higher up on the shelf
A book and a feather sitting next to each other on a shelf have same potential energies?
No. The potential energy of an obect also depends on its mass.
When a book is moved from a higher shelf to a lower shelf what changes?
Gravitational potential energy
Is Book on a high shelf chemical or potential energy?
Potential energy.
What energy of a book on a shelf is equal to the work done to lift the book to the shelf?
The potential energy of the book on the shelf is equal to the work done to lift the book to the shelf. This is because the potential energy of an object at a certain height is equivalent to the work done against gravity to lift it to that height.
The kinetic energy of a book on a shelf is equal to the work done to lift the book to the shelf?
no, but the POTENTIAL energy may equal the work done to life the book to the shelf
Give an example of gravitational potential energy?
a book sitting up on a shelf. gravity can potentionally pull it down if pushed.
What is the relationship between the work done to lift a book to place it on a bookshelf and the potential energy of the book on the shelf?
There is no direct relationship because the potential energy of the book on the shelf is defined relative to an arbitrary base line at which the potential energy would be zero. The work done in raising the book is the increase in the potential energy of book from however much PE it had in its previous location - for example, on a lower shelf.
Is a book falling from a book shelf kinetic or potential?
When a book is falling from a bookshelf, it is in a state of kinetic energy because it is in motion. Potential energy arises when the book is stationary on the shelf due to its height above the ground.
What kind of energy does a book on shelf have?
It has mechanical energy. The exact type of energy is potential.
