What are the various energy transformations that occur when you are riding a bicycle?
Initially, both the bicycle and the rider will be in the state of rest. So, both will possess potential energy.The rider applies some force and starts pedalling the cycle. Now, the mechanical energy of the rider and the bicycle are converted into kinetic energy due to the motion of the wheels.While riding, the muscular energy of the rider gets transferred into the heat energy and kinetic energy of the bicycle. Heat energy warms up the rider’s body. Kinetic energy provides a velocity for the bicycle to move.The transformation can be shown as: Muscular energy = Heat energy + Kinetic energyDuring the transformation, the total energy of the system remains conserved.More the velocity more will be the kinetic energy because, kinetic energy, K=1 2 mv2 In order to stop the bicycle, the rider applies brakes, opposite to the force of the forward motion, so that the bicycle decelerates and gets back to zero.
