Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Potential Energy

So did you know that where are different types of Potential Energy. Why don't you tell me what they are and what they are related too?

15 comments:

Josh 41 said...

They are electrical potential energy, which would be anything electric related,elastic potential energy, things that stretch or have reflexes similar to elastic, and gravitational potential energy which is of course the pull of the earth.

.:*{briana alexis}*:. said...

The first one is gravitational potential energy. That would be the force that the Earth exerts on us. There would also be elastic potential energy, which would be things that have flexibility and are able to stretch. Lastly, there would be electrical potential energy. That would be like electricity related.

taylorjo said...

One kind of potential energy is elastic potential energy, where objects stretch or seem to have reflexes like elastic. Another type is gravitational potential energy, where the force that the earht exerts on us, or the pull hte earht has on us. There is also chemical potential energy.

Anonymous said...

ELASTIC potential energy is energy stored by something that can stretch or compress, like a rubber band. CHEMICAL potential energy is energy stored in chemical bonds, like energy in a molecule of natural gas. The last kind is GRAVITATIONAL potential energy. THis is energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface. Anything that can fall has this.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I will tell you!! haha!! There is elastic potential energy which is stored energy stored by something that can stretch or compress. This would be like a rubber band or a spring. The next one is chemical potential energy. This is the energy that is stored in chemical bonds. This would be like the energy in natural gas. The last one is gravitational potential energy. This is the energy that is stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface.

Fuhrman#34 said...

There are many kinds of potential energy used in the world. They include: gravitational(gravitational forces), elastic(elastic objects such as a bow or a catapult), chemical(amtomic & molecular structural arrangement, electric(electric charges), electrostatic(electric fields), electrodynamic(magnetic fields), nuclear(atomic nucli), & thermal(heat).

travis s. said...

There are 3 different kinds of potential engergy. They are electrical potential energy, elastic potential energy, and gravitational potential energy. Electric is anything that releases electrical energy. Elastic is anything that is stretchy kind of like a rubber band. Gravitational is the last one it is the gravity that earth has.

Matthew said...

There is electric pontential energy that relates to electronics. There is elastic potential energy things that streach. Finaly gravitional potential energy which is our gravity on the earth.

chad said...

There are electrical potentail enegery which has to deal with every thing eletric. Also their is elastic potential energy which has to deal with anything elasticor have relfexes simiar to elastic so anything that deals with something that can stretch

Carson Stange said...

One type of potential energy is gravitational energy,which is the force that the earth exerts on us and other objects. Another type of potential energy is elastic potential energy, which is energy created by things that can flex and stretch. The last type of potential energy is chemical. This type of potential energy is created by energy stored in chemical bonds.

Casey said...

The three different types of potential energy are elastic potential energy, chemical potential energy, gravitational potential energy. Elastic potential energy is energy in something like a rubber band or a spring. Chemical potential energy is energy stored in chemical bonds like when gasoline stores energy which then causes it to give off energy when it is burned. Gravitational potential energy is energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface. Anything that can fall has gravitational potential energy. We even have gravitational potential energy.

Tina said...

The first kind of potential energy is Elastic Potential Energy. It is energy stored by something that can strech or compress. That is like streching a rubber band and letting it fly. Chemical Potential Energy is energy stored i chemical bonds. An example would be natural gas. The third kind is Gravitational Potential Energy. It is energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface.

Alyssa said...

There is elastic (electricity related), chemical (things that have flexibility/stretch), and graviatational (the force exerted on us) potential energy.

!~*Miranda! :} said...

thet are potential energy, which would be anything electric related, more potential energy. Potential energy is motion at rest and doesn't move until acted on by an outside force....and that would be electricity related.

-Fisch- said...

there is elastic potntial energy which is stored energy stored by something that can stretch or compres This would be like a rubber band. The next one is chemical potential energy. This is the energy that is stored in chemical bonds. This would be like the energy in natural gas. The other one is gravitational potential energy.