Potential Energy & Kinetic Energy

Front

A slingshot that has been pulled back, but has not been let go.

Back

Potential

Front

A bobsled is moving at its greatest speed around the final turn.

Back

Kinetic

Front

A girl is swinging and she is at her highest point of the swing.

Back

Potential

Front

A grasshopper reaches the highest point in its jump from one plant to another.

Back

Potential

Front

A cliff diver is just about to jump off an 18 m high cliff. What type of energy does the diver have?

Back

Potential

Front

A sky diver is traveling at his fastest speed (terminal velocity) when falling.

Back

Kinetic

Front

A basketball sits on the rim before falling into the hoop.

Back

Potential

Front

A satellite that is orbiting the earth at nearly 20,000 miles/hour.

Back

Kinetic

Front

What type of energy does an arrow have when released from a bow and traveling towards a target?

Back

Kinetic

Front

What type of energy does a baseball have at its highest point after being hit towards the top of the stadium?

Back

Potential