Kinetic and potential energy

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What is energy?

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The ability to make something move or change.

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Choose the best example of energy.

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What is a system?

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Two or more interacting parts that form a complex whole.

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Potential energy

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The energy an object has due to its position or condition.

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Kinetic energy

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

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What type of energy is in this picture? Options: Kinetic, Potential, Chemical, Sound

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Potential

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Energy can be classified into two main categories, kinetic energy and potential energy. Kinetic energy is when an object is:

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actively doing something

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What is the energy in this photo?

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potential energy

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Which of these is a kind of potential energy?

• Sound energy
• Thermal energy
• Elastic energy
• None of the above

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Elastic energy