Mechanical Energy: Does a Moving Block Have Potential Energy?

[KTiaam]

I have a quick question:

does a block that has initial velocity from start have any potential energy on a flat surface (not on an angle or anything just a flat horizontal surface) ?

I was thinking no because it has no energy stored and all of it is kinetic, because it is in motion?

 

[Dick]

I have a quick question:

does a block that has initial velocity from start have any potential energy on a flat surface (not on an angle or anything just a flat horizontal surface) ?

I was thinking no because it has no energy stored and all of it is kinetic, because it is in motion?

No, it doesn't. Unless it's attached to something else that can store potential energy, like a spring or something. Certainly not in gravitational.

 

[PhysicsWanabe]

No, it doesn't. Unless it's attached to something else that can store potential energy, like a spring or something. Certainly not in gravitational.

I agree and also unless its atached to somehig elastic then it would have elastic potential energy.