When the PE is due to an objects height then.

Example of transformation of potential energy to kinetic energy. When playing with the device one begins by letting it rest in his hand. Our rollercoaster example above is also a prime example of gravitational potential energy since its the running down long steep drops that give the coaster the kinetic energy to overcome gravity. In this case potential energy gets transformed into kinetic enrrgy Potential Energy Kinetic Energy Explanation Suppose brick is lying at the roof of House It currently has potential energy When it is dropped from roof to earth Its potential energy gets converted into kinetic energy.

In our example of the boulder the potential energy required by a person to move the boulder from a state of rest comes from the chemical energy inside your body that you convert through metabolism into the mechanical kinetic energy to push against the rock. Thermal energy mechanical energy radiant energyelectrical energysound energywave energy. By opening the gates of the dam we allow this water to flow to the other side of the dam.

Something with potential energy is in a position to get moving and is just waiting for a push or shove to do its thing. From the rocks perspective your muscles straining to get it to roll provide mechanical potential energy that then gets converted into. There are different forms of potential energy which are.

Changing nuclear energy to radiant energy. Your heart pumps blood transferring energy to that blood through work. In a dam we store water at a greater height so it gains potential energy.

When the ball reaches its maximum height its velocity is 0 and all of the energy in the system is potential energy as the ball falls to the ground that potential energy is converted to kinetic energy Kinetic Energy Energy Associated with Motion. This also applies to the opposite case. Your car transforms the chemical potential energy stored in gasoline into the kinetic energy of the cars motion.

Changing chemical energy to thermal energy. Gravitational potential energyNuclear energy chemical energyElectric potential energy Elastic potential energy kinetic energy is the energy due to the motion of particles in a medium. Energy transformation is when energy changes from one form to another like in a hydroelectric dam that transforms the kinetic energy of water into electrical energy.