Potential Energy
Matter may store energy even when at rest. Energy that is stored and held for future use is referred to as potential energy. If this is confusing, recall that energy is the capacity t...
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Gravitational Energy
Gravitational energy is energy contained in the gravitational field. The relationship governing gravitational energy can be simply derived by noting that gravity is a conservative...
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Potential Energy
Matter may store energy even when at rest. Energy that is stored and held for future use is referred to as potential energy. If this is confusing, recall that energy is the capacity t...
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Work and Potential Energy
Work is performed whenever a force moves an object. When a person lifts an object, he or she is performing work. More work is done if the object is heavier or if it is lifted...
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Gravitational Energy
Earth's moon is held in orbit by an attractive gravitational force between Earth and the moon. Tides on Earth are due mainly to the gravitational pull of the moon on Earth....
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Potential Energy
Potential energy is the energy that something has because of its position or because of the arrangement of its parts. A baseball in flight has potential energy because of its position...
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Potential Energy
Gravitational Energy
Gravitational Energy