On mass yes, on speed no.
The formula for gravitational P.E. is: PE = mgh, that is, mass x gravity x height.
On mass yes, on speed no.
The formula for gravitational P.E. is: PE = mgh, that is, mass x gravity x height.
On mass yes, on speed no.
The formula for gravitational P.E. is: PE = mgh, that is, mass x gravity x height.
On mass yes, on speed no.
The formula for gravitational P.E. is: PE = mgh, that is, mass x gravity x height.
On mass yes, on speed no.
The formula for gravitational P.E. is: PE = mgh, that is, mass x gravity x height.
Does speed 'effect' the gravitational potential energy of an object? No, but gravitational potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy - so the gravitational potential energy can effect the speed. Ep = mgh Energy Potential = mass * 9.81 (gravity) * height Speed / Velocity is absent from that equation.
speed
Whenever anything falls down, rolls downward, etc., gravitational potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy.
Potential energy is not affected by speed.
Height directly affects gravitational potential energy, since this energy is equal to mgh (mass x gravity x height). Height does not affect kinetic energy, which depends on the speed, not on the height. Except indirectly - for example, if an object is falling down, its speed will usually increase.
Does speed 'effect' the gravitational potential energy of an object? No, but gravitational potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy - so the gravitational potential energy can effect the speed. Ep = mgh Energy Potential = mass * 9.81 (gravity) * height Speed / Velocity is absent from that equation.
An object's potential energy doesn't depend on its speed. You can do anything you like with the object's speed, and it has no effect on potential energy.
speed
-- 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.
Gravitational Potential and Kinetic energy
mass and speed
Mass speed
The simplest example is a falling object. Its potential energy is reduced, while its speed, and thus its kinetic energy, increases.
Whenever anything falls down, rolls downward, etc., gravitational potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy.
Potential energy decreases while kinetic energy increases as a car goes down a hill without braking.
Yes; for example, a car accelerating up a hill has an increasing speed and therefore Ek, yet is gaining gravitational potential.
Potential energy is not affected by speed.