2007-03-06 10:00:30 · 5 answers · asked by Tim B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
YES - but all energy is potential. Why? Because total energy is conserved, it cannot gain energy while moving without losing some other form of energy - when it starts moving it loses some, or all of its potential energy and obtains kinetic energy - but the sum of those two is always constant.
2007-03-06 10:06:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An object at rest at the very least has thermal energy if its temperature is anything above absolute zero. The object may also have potential ebergy due to its position, e.g., a weight on a table.
Hope this helps, Mike R
2007-03-06 10:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by MICHAEL R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An object can have
1. potential energy, due to gravitational, electrical magnetic fields etc
2. thermal energy above 0 K (technically kinetic energy) due to the atoms jostling around.
3. mass (a type of energy) as given by e=mc^2
I know all these have been stated before, i just thought i'd consolidate them.
2007-03-06 10:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Poo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kinetic energy = energy in motion
potential energy = energy at rest.
Heat is stored energy. Everything with a temperature above absoulte zero has energy stored as heat, thus has potential energy.
2007-03-06 10:07:07 · answer #4 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
E(energy)=Mc2(mass x the speed of light in a vacuum)
2007-03-06 10:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋