How does potential energy increase with increase in height. What is the logic.
How does potential energy increase with increase in height. What is the logic.
Potential energy is actually the indicating value that how much kinetic energy an object can gain under a free fall from it’s current position.
So more height means the object will have more time to fall, and will gain more speedas a result of gravity. And more speed implies a greater kinetic energy.
Hence, the object has a more potential to generate kinetic energy if placed higher. As the object starts falling, potential energy is converted into kinetic energy gradually with the rate of gravity/acceleration, but total energy(PE+KE) of the object remains constant under ideal conditions. I hope this non mathematical explanation helps.
Again: “Potential energy” is the indication of potential of an object to gain kinetic energy and implies to the maximum value of energy it can gain in kinetic form under a free fall.
Potential energy is actually the indicating value that how much kinetic energy an object can gain under a free fall from it’s current position.
So more height means the object will have more time to fall, and will gain more speedas a result of gravity. And more speed implies a greater kinetic energy.
Hence, the object has a more potential to generate kinetic energy if placed higher. As the object starts falling, potential energy is converted into kinetic energy gradually with the rate of gravity/acceleration, but total energy(PE+KE) of the object remains constant under ideal conditions. I hope this non mathematical explanation helps.
Again: “Potential energy” is the indication of potential of an object to gain kinetic energy and implies to the maximum value of energy it can gain in kinetic form under a free fall.
