势能 (shì néng) — potential energy

Definition

Examples

• 物体在高度越高时，势能越大。
  Wù tǐ zài gāo dù yuè gāo shí, shì néng yuè dà.
  The higher the object is, the greater its potential energy.
• 水坝储存了大量的势能。
  Shuǐ bà chǔ cún le dà liàng de shì néng.
  The dam stores a large amount of potential energy.
• 这个实验展示了势能转化为动能的过程。
  Zhè ge shí yàn zhǎn shì le shì néng zhuǎn huà wèi dòng néng de guò chéng.
  This experiment demonstrates the process of potential energy converting into kinetic energy.