Kinetic and Potential Energy

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What type of energy is associated with motion?

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Kinetic energy is the energy associated with the motion of an object.

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What type of energy is stored and has the potential to do work?

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Potential energy is stored energy that has the potential to do work.

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What happens to potential energy as an object falls?

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As an object falls, its potential energy decreases while its kinetic energy increases.

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At what point in a roller coaster is potential energy the highest?

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Potential energy is highest at the top of the loop or hill.

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What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

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Gravitational potential energy (PE) = mass (m) × gravity (g) × height (h).

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What type of energy is present in a compressed spring?

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A compressed spring has elastic potential energy.

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How is energy conserved in a closed system?

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In a closed system, energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is the relationship between kinetic energy and speed?

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Kinetic energy increases with the square of the speed of an object.

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What type of energy transformation occurs when a ball is thrown up?

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The transformation is from kinetic energy to gravitational potential energy as it rises.

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What is an example of kinetic energy in everyday life?

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An example of kinetic energy is a moving car or a flowing river.