Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts.It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and 2000 for women. It is typically classified as one of the four major jumping events in athletics, alongside the high jump, long jump and triple jump.ole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and 2000 for women. It is typically classified as one of the four major jumping events in athletics, alongside the high jump, long jump and triple jump.
Energy in the form of motion is called kinetic energy. It can be transformed to other types of energy, such as heat energy or electric energy.
Likewise, kinetic energy is needed in order to store potential energy in any system. For example, people use potential energy in food to contract muscles that are needed to ride a bike. In this example, the potential energy from food is converted into kinetic energy, the energy of motion of the bicycle. The kinetic energy of biking can then be converted into other forms. If the person rides the bike to the top of a hill, the kinetic energy of motion is then converted into potential energy stored in the bike at the top of the hill. The potential energy stored in the bike at the top of the hill can be used to roll the bike down the hill.