REG Energy Unit Review

Front

What happens to particles in matter when you add kinetic energy?

Back

They move faster.

Front

Where on the pendulum would you have the most potential energy?

Back

Position A.

Front

What type of energy does a stretched rubber band have?

Back

Elastic Potential Energy.

Front

What is the energy of motion called?

Back

Kinetic energy.

Front

What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

Back

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

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

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

The energy an object has due to its motion.

Front

What is elastic potential energy?

Back

The potential energy stored in an object when it is stretched or compressed.

Front

What is gravitational potential energy?

Back

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

Front

What happens to kinetic energy when an object slows down?

Back

The kinetic energy decreases.