Potential and Kinetic Energy

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What is Potential Energy?

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Potential Energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position or state. For example, an egg on a counter has potential energy because it can fall.

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What is Kinetic Energy?

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Kinetic Energy is the energy of an object in motion. For example, a baseball being thrown has kinetic energy.

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Which letter shows where kinetic energy is at its highest point?

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X is where kinetic energy is at its highest point.

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What happens to potential energy when an object starts to move?

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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 is the ability to do work by applying force called?

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Energy.

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Give an example of an object with potential energy.

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An egg sitting on a kitchen counter.

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Give an example of an object with kinetic energy.

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A baseball in the air, thrown from the catcher back to the pitcher.

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What is the relationship between potential energy and kinetic energy?

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Potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy when an object moves.

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What type of energy does a roller coaster have at the top of a hill?

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Potential Energy.

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What type of energy does a roller coaster have at the bottom of a hill?

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Kinetic Energy.