The simplest answer would be that it is simple the way it is. A linear change in distance and gravity just doesn't match up with reality. So a better answer is that this is way it must be. Nothing else really describes what is happening.
The formula for kinetic energy is KE = 1/2(mass)(velocity squared)
Use the formula for kinetic energy: KE = (1/2) mv2 (one-half times the mass times speed squared). Clearly, the amount of kinetic energy depends both on the mass and on the speed of the object.
Mass, gravity, height.
Yes; while on the shelf it has potential energy due to gravity of mgh where m = mass and g =gravity acceleration and h is height fom floor. As it falls its potential energy is converted to kinetic energy mv squared/2 where v = velocity
The factors that determine the gravitational potential energy of an object are its mass, the acceleration due to gravity, and its height above a reference point. The gravitational potential energy of an object increases with mass, height, and strength of gravity.
In general:Power = energy transfer divided by timeIn electric circuits:Power = current x voltage x power factorPower = current squared x resitancePower = voltage squared / resistance
Important factors in decreasing Kinetic Energy are Gravity and 'drag' from Friction.
The three factors that determine the amount of potential energy are the object's mass, the height it is lifted to, and the acceleration due to gravity. These factors combine to determine the gravitational potential energy of an object.
Near the surface of the EarthPE=mghmass*gravity*heightkg*m/s2*m
Work(W) = Force(F) x Distance (S) Power(P) = Force(F) x Distance (S) divided by time Kinetic Energy (Ek) = 1/2 Mass (M) x Velocity(V) Squared (^2) Potential Energy (Ep) = Mass (M) x Gravity (G) x Height (H) Force (F) = Mass (M) x Gravity (G) Just woke up, all that's in my head at the moment but i will add more soon.
Einsteins theory of relativity can answer this. The equation is E=mC^2. This reads e equals m c squared. E is energy, m is mass and every object that has mass has a gravitational pull.
There is no "gravity kinetic energy". There is gravitational energy (a type of potential energy), and - separately - there is kinetic energy (the energy of movement).