Potential and Kinetic Energy

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of motion.

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A catapult before launch is an example of what type of energy?

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Elastic potential energy.

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When does kinetic energy in a ball become potential energy?

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

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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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What happens to potential energy as an object falls?

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It is converted to kinetic energy.

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What type of energy does a stretched rubber band have?

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Elastic potential 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 is gravitational potential energy?

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Potential energy related to an object's height above the ground.

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How can you increase the potential energy of an object?

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By raising its height.