Skizor1337 said:When a basketball is dropped then bounces up it reaches 0 kinetic energy, but it doesn't reach original height it was dropped from. Why does this not violate the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Skizor1337 said:I think its because when the ball bounces back up since it has elastic potential energy. But it doesn't reach the same height it was dropped from because it loses kinetic energy and also gravitational potential.
Skizor1337 said:the only other i can think of is thermal but that's on a very small scale. And its not rotational even though it is a ball. I'm kinda stuck on this question
Breaking the Law of Conservation of Energy is not possible in the traditional sense. The law states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. Therefore, it is not possible to break this law, but rather, it can be circumvented or violated through specific circumstances or phenomena.
In everyday life, the Law of Conservation of Energy is always followed. Energy is constantly being transformed and transferred from one form to another. However, there are some rare and extreme cases, such as in nuclear reactions, where a small amount of matter can be converted into a large amount of energy, violating the traditional concept of conservation.
The Law of Conservation of Energy applies to the universe as a whole, meaning that the total amount of energy in the universe remains constant. This includes all forms of energy, such as kinetic, potential, thermal, and nuclear. Even in the event of the Big Bang, the total energy in the universe is believed to have remained constant.
No, breaking the Law of Conservation of Energy does not lead to perpetual motion. Perpetual motion, or the idea of a machine that can continuously operate without an external energy source, is impossible according to the law. Any apparent violation of the law is due to a misunderstanding of the system or a lack of understanding of all the energy sources involved.
There are several phenomena that may seem to violate the Law of Conservation of Energy, such as the production of energy from nothing in quantum mechanics or the apparent loss of energy in a black hole. However, these phenomena can be explained by taking into account all forms of energy involved and adhering to the principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.