You're racing your bike down the hill, and at the bottom, you apply your brakes abruptly. Seconds ago you had loads of kinetic energy and now you have none, where did it all go?
It is said that energy can not go away. Is it true? The answer is yes. Kinetic energy is movement, and when you apply the brakes and stop the movement, the energy can't disappear right? Correct, it's impossible. Instead the energy is transferred into a different form of energy. Can you guess? Heat. if you feel the brake pads, they will be warm or hot. The energy is still there only in a different form. Like in the diagram above, as you gain momentum going up the hill, you are possessing kinetic energy. As you speed down the hill, you are ridding of kinetic energy. Thank you for Reading my science discovery.
Kinetic Energy
You're racing your bike down the hill, and at the bottom, you apply your brakes abruptly. Seconds ago you had loads of kinetic energy and now you have none, where did it all go?
It is said that energy can not go away. Is it true? The answer is yes. Kinetic energy is movement, and when you apply the brakes and stop the movement, the energy can't disappear right? Correct, it's impossible. Instead the energy is transferred into a different form of energy. Can you guess? Heat. if you feel the brake pads, they will be warm or hot. The energy is still there only in a different form. Like in the diagram above, as you gain momentum going up the hill, you are possessing kinetic energy. As you speed down the hill, you are ridding of kinetic energy. Thank you for Reading my science discovery.