Potential and Kinetic Energy

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy that has the potential to do work.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of motion.

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Who has more potential energy, a skier on top of a hill or a skier halfway down?

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The skier on top of the hill.

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When does kinetic energy become potential energy?

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When the ball is rolled up a hill and stops at the top.

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What is an example of elastic potential energy?

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A catapult before launch.

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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 moving car have?

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Kinetic energy.

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What type of energy does a book on a shelf have?

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Potential energy.

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What is the formula for kinetic energy?

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KE = 1/2 mv² (where m is mass and v is velocity).

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What is the formula for potential energy?

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PE = mgh (where m is mass, g is acceleration due to gravity, and h is height).

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