kinetic energy vs potential energy
Definitions
noun
- the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion
Examples
Even a relatively small chunck of rock (say in the 10 meter size range) travelling at 20000 to 50000 km/second has an huge amount of kinetic energy that cam translates into many kilotons/megatons of damage.
Results showed that the herbaceous vegetation could weaken kinetic energy of raindrops, and had a significant diffluent function during rainfall events to reduce effective precipitation on the slope.
Here kinetic energy is changed into heat energy and the cycle slows down.
Definitions
noun
- the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
Examples
The shape of the curve a catenary is the one that minimizes the potential energy of the entire chain.
But calculations of the potential energy available show that, yes, it can provide enough power, assuming we wish to the cover the state of Arizona with solar panels, along with every housetop in America.
Now when this material is reduced by the process of digestion to simpler bodies with fewer molecules, such as carbon dioxid, urea, and water, the force stored up in the meat as potential energy becomes manifest and is used as active life-force known as _kinetic energy_.
