1 / 4

Understanding Potential Energy: Calculation and Examples

Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position. Common examples include a stretched rubber band, a book on a shelf, and a coaster at the top of a hill. The potential energy (PE) can be calculated using the formula PE = mgh, where m is mass in kilograms, g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s²), and h is height in meters. For instance, a 50 kg skateboarder at the top of a 5 m half-pipe has a potential energy of 2,500 Joules. This concept is essential for understanding energy transformations.

amiel
Télécharger la présentation

Understanding Potential Energy: Calculation and Examples

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Potential Energy • Potential Energy is energy due to an object’s position. • Ex) a stretched rubber band • A book on a shelf • A coaster at the top • And the list goes on…

  2. Calculate it! • Potential Energy = mgh • m = mass in kilograms • g = gravity (9.8m/s2) • h = height in meters

  3. Practice • A skateboarder who weighs 50kg is perched at the top of a half pipe. The half pipe is 5m tall. What is the skateboarders potential energy? PE = 50kg*10m/s2*5m PE = 2,500 Joules

  4. Energy Graphing PE KE TE

More Related