Work Energy Power: Where Does the Energy Come From?

[SAUMYA B]

when you push your bicycle up on an incline the potential energy of the bicycle and yourself increases. Where does this energy come from?

 

[roshan2004]

Since your position is changing, you are gaining potential energy and as you are pushing the bicycle, the potential energy comes from yours muscles, I mean -muscular energy

 

[Doc Al]

when you push your bicycle up on an incline the potential energy of the bicycle and yourself increases. Where does this energy come from?

Where do you think?

 

[FaraDazed]

when you push your bicycle up on an incline the potential energy of the bicycle and yourself increases. Where does this energy come from?

A product of your weight(mg) and your height (h)?

 

[PJC01]

The energy that is required to push a bicycle up an incline comes from the conversion of chemical energy in your body into mechanical energy. This chemical energy is derived from the food that we consume, which is broken down into glucose and other molecules that can be used by our muscles to produce movement. As you push the bicycle up the incline, your muscles contract and release, converting this chemical energy into mechanical energy that propels you and the bicycle forward. Additionally, the potential energy of the bicycle and yourself increases as you gain height, which is a result of the work done against gravity. Therefore, the energy used to push a bicycle up an incline ultimately comes from the food we consume and the force of gravity acting on our bodies.