Potential & Kinetic Energy

Front

What is a group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole?

Back

System

Front

What do we call all energy, potential and kinetic, within a specific system?

Back

Total Energy

Front

What is the energy of motion called?

Back

Kinetic Energy

Front

What unit is used to measure energy?

Back

Joule

Front

What is the change of energy from one form to another called?

Back

Energy Transformation

Front

What type of energy is stored due to an object's position or state?

Back

Potential Energy

Front

What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?

Back

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

Front

What is the relationship between potential energy and height?

Back

Potential energy increases with height.

Front

What happens to kinetic energy when an object slows down?

Back

Kinetic energy decreases.

Front

What is the principle of conservation of energy?

Back

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.