Kinetic and Potential Energy

Front

What is the unit of measurement for energy and work?

Back

Joules

Front

What action decreases the potential energy of an object?

Back

Placing it on a lower shelf.

Front

What happens to the potential energy of a ball as it is dropped from a height?

Back

It decreases.

Front

Where does a person have the minimum gravitational potential energy?

Back

Down in the basement.

Front

Which car has less kinetic energy: the car at point C or the car at point B?

Back

The car at point C has less kinetic energy than the car at point B.

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

The energy an object possesses due to its motion.

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

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

Front

How does mass affect potential energy?

Back

Increasing mass increases potential energy.

Front

What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

Back

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

Front

What happens to kinetic energy as an object speeds up?

Back

Kinetic energy increases.