Thursday, June 12, 2014

Potential Energy

Find and post a definition of potential energy. Be sure to cite your source. 

51 comments:

King Of The Minions said...

The energy that something has because of its position or the way its parts are arranged.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potential%20energy

King of Everything except for the MINIONS said...

the energy that something has because of its position or the way its parts are arranged
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potential%20energy

Sam said...

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

Sam said...

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Griffin M. said...

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

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Brendan S said...

The energy that something has because of its position or the way its parts are arranged.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potential%20energy

Leslie K said...

Potential energy is energy stored in an object. This energy has the potential to do work. Gravity gives potential energy to an object.

http://www.tjhsst.edu/~jleaf/tec/html/10/potent.htm

Lauren B. said...

Potential energy is stored in any object, and that energy can do work.

Rylan N said...

PE = mgh

http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/PotentialEnergy/

Anonymous said...

didi you find an def. or did you post your own I can't tell.

Mya N said...

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

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Casey K said...

the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.
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Tyler J said...

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

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Evan L said...

po·ten·tial en·er·gy
noun PHYSICS
the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.

Evan L said...

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Anonymous said...

The energy that something has because of its position or the way its parts are arranged.
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potential%20energy

Anonymous said...

The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.
I just search what the definition was and it was the first thing

Jacob G said...

In physics, potential energy is energy stored in a system of forcefully interacting physical entities.[1] The SI unit for measuring work and energy is the joule (symbol J).

The term potential energy was introduced by the 19th century Scottish engineer and physicist William Rankine,[2][3] although it has links to Greek philosopher Aristotle's concept of potentiality. Potential energy is associated with forces that act on a body in a way that depends only on the body's position in space. These forces can be represented by a vector at every point in space forming what is known as a vector field of forces, or a force field.

If the work of a force field acting on a body that moves from a start to an end position is determined only by these two positions, and does not depend on the trajectory of the body, then there is a function known as potential energy that can be evaluated at the two positions to determine this work. Furthermore, the force field is determined by this potential energy and is described as derivable from a potential.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_energy

TylerW said...

PE = k q Q / r

Sadie F. said...

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

Anonymous said...

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


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Amelia A said...

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

Ella T. said...

PE = k q Q / r

Julia M said...

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

Google definition thingies.

Anonymous said...

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


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Kaylee H. said...

the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/potential+energy

Anonymous said...

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

The energy that something has because of its position or the way its parts are arranged.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potential%20energy

Caitlin B said...

In physics, potential energy is energy stored in a system of forcefully interacting physical entities.[1] The SI unit for measuring work and energy is the joule (symbol J).

The term potential energy was introduced by the 19th century Scottish engineer and physicist William Rankine,[2][3] although it has links to Greek philosopher Aristotle's concept of potentiality. Potential energy is associated with forces that act on a body in a way that depends only on the body's position in space. These forces can be represented by a vector at every point in space forming what is known as a vector field of forces, or a force field.

If the work of a force field acting on a body that moves from a start to an end position is determined only by these two positions, and does not depend on the trajectory of the body, then there is a function known as potential energy that can be evaluated at the two positions to determine this work. Furthermore, the force field is determined by this potential energy and is described as derivable from a potential.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_energy

Matt J said...

The energy that something has because of its position or the way its parts are arranged.
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potential%20energy

bailey w said...

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

Anonymous said...

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King of Copypasting said...

In physics, potential energy is energy stored in a system of forcefully interacting physical entities.[1] The SI unit for measuring work and energy is the joule (symbol J).

The term potential energy was introduced by the 19th century Scottish engineer and physicist William Rankine,[2][3] although it has links to Greek philosopher Aristotle's concept of potentiality. Potential energy is associated with forces that act on a body in a way that depends only on the body's position in space. These forces can be represented by a vector at every point in space forming what is known as a vector field of forces, or a force field.

If the work of a force field acting on a body that moves from a start to an end position is determined only by these two positions, and does not depend on the trajectory of the body, then there is a function known as potential energy that can be evaluated at the two positions to determine this work. Furthermore, the force field is determined by this potential energy and is described as derivable from a potential.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_energy

Adrian K said...

The energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/potential+energy

Alysse S said...

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

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taylor graffam said...

The energy of a particle or system of particles derived from position, or condition, rather than motion. A raised weight, coiled spring, or charged battery has potential energy.

website: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/potential+energy

Cassie :D said...

Potential Energy Definition: Potential energy is that energy which an object has because of its position. It is called potential energy because it has the potential to be converted into other forms of energy, such as kinetic energy.
Example: If you lift a mass m by h meters, its potential energy will be mgh, where g is the acceleration due to gravity.


http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryglossary/a/potenergydef.htm

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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Sophia S:) said...

Potential energy is the energy which an object has because of its position.

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Anonymous said...

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

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Anonymous said...

potential energy is energy that an object has because where it is.Depending on where the object is,like on top of a shelf for example,means that is has more potential energy than an object on the bottom of the shelf.

McKayla. M said...

Potential Energy is the energy in an object that has not moved yet.

AutumnP :) said...

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

Gavin MacDonald said...

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

BillyM said...

potential energy is energy that an object has because where it is.Depending on where the object is,like on top of a shelf for example,means that is has more potential energy than an object on the bottom of the shelf.

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potential energy is energy that an object has because where it is.Depending on where the object is,like on top of a shelf for example,means that is has more potential energy than an object on the bottom of the shelf.

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Unknown said...

potential energy is energy that an object has because where it is.Depending on where the object is,like on top of a shelf for example,means that is has more potential energy than an object on the bottom of the shelf.

lindseyb said...

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

Matthew G said...

An object can store energy as the result of its position. For example, the heavy ball of a demolition machine is storing energy when it is held at an elevated position. This stored energy of position is referred to as potential energy. Similarly, a drawn bow is able to store energy as the result of its position. When assuming its usual position (i.e., when not drawn), there is no energy stored in the bow. Yet when its position is altered from its usual equilibrium position, the bow is able to store energy by virtue of its position. This stored energy of position is referred to as potential energy. Potential energy is the stored energy of position possessed by an object.

Molly B said...

Potential energy is stored in any object, and that energy can do work.