Potential and Kinetic Energy

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What is potential energy?

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The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

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Which has more potential energy: a car at the top of a hill or a car speeding down the hill?

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A car at the top of a hill.

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What is an example of kinetic energy?

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Sound.

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What is chemical energy?

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The potential energy in chemical compounds that is waiting to be released.

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How does potential energy become kinetic energy?

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When an outside force acts upon an object with potential energy, that force turns the potential energy into kinetic energy.

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What factors affect potential energy?

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Mass and height of the object.

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What factors affect kinetic energy?

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Mass and velocity of the object.

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What is gravitational potential energy?

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The potential energy an object has due to its height above the ground.

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How is kinetic energy calculated?

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