Kinetic and Potential Energy Review

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What is it called when one type of energy changes to another type of energy?

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Energy transformation

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What does conservation of energy mean?

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Energy can be neither created nor destroyed.

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What type of energy does a person standing at the top of a ladder have?

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Gravitational Potential Energy

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At which point in a roller coaster's journey is its potential energy the greatest?

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At the highest point (e.g., Point Z).

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What type of energy does a soccer ball rolling on the ground have?

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Kinetic Energy.

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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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What is Potential Energy?

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What is the formula for calculating Kinetic Energy?

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

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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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What is the formula for calculating Gravitational Potential Energy?

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