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.
No. The potential energy of an obect also depends on its mass.
Potential energy.
no, but the POTENTIAL energy may equal the work done to life the book to 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.
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Gravitational potential energy
Yes, a book sitting on a shelf has potential energy due to its position. When you lift the book off the shelf, its potential energy decreases as it moves closer to the ground.
Examples of gravitational potential energy include a book sitting on a shelf, a ball at the top of a hill, and a person standing on a diving board.
a book sitting up on a shelf. gravity can potentionally pull it down if pushed.
When a box is picked up and placed on a shelf, the main types of energy involved are mechanical energy (kinetic energy when the box is being lifted and potential energy when it is placed on the shelf) and gravitational potential energy (due to its position in the Earth's gravitational field). Heat energy may also be generated due to friction between the box and the person picking it up or the shelf.
Yes, the glass jar sitting on a shelf has potential energy because it has the potential to fall due to gravity. This potential energy is stored in the jar due to its position above the ground.
Increased
Examples of gravitational potential energy include: a book resting on a shelf, a rock sitting on a cliff, and a ball thrown in the air.
Potential energy, specifically gravitational potential energy, since the book has the potential to fall due to gravity when it is on the high shelf.
potential energy
Gravitational potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position within a gravitational field. It represents the potential for the object to do work as a result of its position in relation to other objects. The gravitational potential energy of an object is directly related to its height above a reference point, such as the ground.