Potential Energy By Ali Algabri Ali Hammoud Mahdi

Potential Energy By: Ali Algabri Ali Hammoud Mahdi Banihashemi Monier Abdullah

Definition The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.

Explanation It is a form of restoring forces such as a spring building its potential energy as it is stretched out. There is a limited amount of potential energy that can be stored in an object depending on its situation and if it exceeds that amount, the object can break or would go back to its original position where it does not need to exert anymore force.

Examples Of Potential Energy The heavy ball of a demolition machine is storing energy when it is held at an elevated position. A drawn bow is able to store energy as the result of its position. Water that is behind a dam. A child at the top of a slide Soccer balls before players kick them

Formulas Mass X Gravity X Height, or simply P=mgh. Units Kg m 2/s 2

Connections & Relationships Potential energy is in everything that is holding energy From a stretched rubber band To electricity chemically kept in a battery Anything spring loaded like a mouse trap Or hydraulically loaded like shock absorbers or door closers But the most important type of potential energy is Gravitational Potential Energy It refers to the energy that an object is storing due to its position in the gravitational field (How high off the ground it is)