Question

Determine whether kinetic energy is being converted to potential energy, or vice versa, in the following processes.

Answer 1

Answer:

All the processes given involves the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy

Explanation:

The kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal to one half the body's mass times the square of its speed.

i.e $K.E = \dfrac{1}{2}mv^2$

On the other hand, The potential energy is the energy possessed by an object because of its position in a gravitational or electric field, or its condition as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant,or by having rest mass.

SO, from both definitions :

Water cascades downward in a waterfall → involves the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy

A player kicks a football  → involves the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy

An electric current is generated by a chemical reaction in a battery.  → involves the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy

Water boils when heated on a gas stove.    → involves the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy