What Type of Energy is Associated with Object-Environment Interaction?

[ne_patsfan12]

What type of energy is associted with an object's interaction with the environment?
Is it potential, kinetic, nonmechanical, or mechanical?

 

[DaveC426913]

What do you think? Post your thoughts, we'll help.

 

[ne_patsfan12]

I was leaning towards potential, because the kinetic deals with motion, nonmechanical has to do with chemicals, heat, electricity, ect., and mechanical = kinetic + potential.

 

[HallsofIvy]

Have you considered "all of them"?

 

[ne_patsfan12]

It's multiple choice question.

 

[Delphi51]

I'm so sorry it is just multiple choice. Think anyway, even if you don't have to think to get the questions - thinking is good.

I'm thinking about an apple falling from a tree. It's energy is changing. The kind of energy it has is related to the kind of force acting on it, so I would call it gravitational energy. In other situations, different forces act and you get some other kind of energy. Some of the kinds you list in the question are combos - better look up what each includes.

 

[ne_patsfan12]

Yeah it's potential. Thanks!

 

[DaveC426913]

Yeah it's potential. Thanks!

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