Question

Which of the following examples illustrates an increase in potential energy?

an elevator going up
a boy sliding down a slide
a bicycle riding on a level surface
raindrops falling to Earth

Answer 1

@CaseyBabe

Answer 2

Which of these will result in an \(\large \bf{increase}\) in distance from the ground? This is how you would increase potential energy.

Answer 3

C

Answer 4

@ticcitoby11

Answer 5

How would you say riding on a flat surface increases your distance from the ground?

Answer 6

b

Answer 7

is b correct?

Answer 8

@bohotness

Answer 9

Potential energy is energy stored in an object. This energy has the potential to do work. Gravity gives potential energy to an object. This potential energy is a result of gravity pulling downwards. The gravitational constant, g, is the acceleration of an object due to gravity. This acceleration is about 9.8 meters per second on earth. The formula for potential energy due to gravity is PE = mgh. As the object gets closer to the ground, its potential energy decreases while its kinetic energy increases. The difference in potential energy is equal to the difference in kinetic energy

Answer 10

so, you learned from that passage that potential energy increases when it gets higher and higher off the ground

Answer 11

which one of these is moving up from the ground

Answer 12

we can rule out b and d because key words "falling" and "down"

Answer 13

riding at level surface isnt going up, its staying at level surface so the only possible choice there can be is....

Answer 14

Wt do u mean by elevator going up???!!! @Samara8954

Answer 15

Is it not going up???!

Answer 16

Let when an elevator is on the ground h=0

Answer 17

So P.E=mgh=mg*0=?

Answer 18

Again let the elevator is going up h=5m

Answer 19

P.E=mgh=mg*5=?

Answer 20

I think later P.E is bigger than previous P.E

Answer 21

So P.E is increasing????!!!