Potential and Kinetic Energy

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What is stored energy called?

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Potential Energy

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What type of energy does a moving skateboard have?

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Kinetic Energy

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy? a. a car parked on a steep hill, b. a tennis ball rolling across the court, c. a picture hanging on the wall, d. a piece of coal before it's burned

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b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

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What is an example of potential energy? a. a roller coaster speeding down a hill, b. the pulled back string on an archer's bow, c. releasing the strings on a guitar, d. an electric current lighting a light bulb

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b. the pulled back string on an archer's bow

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What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

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Potential Energy

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object in motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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Give an example of kinetic energy in everyday life.

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A bicycle moving down a street.

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What happens to potential energy as an object falls?

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It is converted into kinetic energy.

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What type of energy does a stretched rubber band have?

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Potential Energy.