Kinetic Energy

What is Kinetic Energy?

What is Kinetic Energy?

Whenever something or someone is in motion, it has kinetic energy.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a car parked on a steep hill

• a tennis ball rolling across the court

• a picture hanging on the wall

• a piece of coal before it's burned

Kinetic energy is moving energy.

We use electricity from the kinetic energy of wind and water to turn turbines. Turbines produce power to run our factories, our machines, our homes and all the electric appliances in our homes.

Multiple Choice

Kinetic energy is...

• energy carried in ultraviolet waves

• energy stored in food

• energy in motion

• energy from splitting an atom

Multiple Choice

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

• more

• less

• none of the above

• all of the above

Kinetic Energy

So, an object that is moving or changing in some way has kinetic energy. It doesn’t matter how it is moving or changing. It can be vertically, horizontally, across a distance, in circles, or changing form.

Multiple Choice

Which letter shows where kinetic energy is stored or at its maximum point?

• Y

• W

• X

• Z

Open Ended

Why did you choose your answer on the last question?

Other examples of Kinetic Energy:

Vertical kinetic energy: Examples are a rocket going up in space, a waterfall falling from a height, throwing a ball up in the air, jumping a skipping rope, bouncing a ball up and down.

Other Types of Kinetic Energy:

Horizontal kinetic energy:

Running on a track, shooting an arrow to a target, a pitcher throwing the baseball to the batter, the batter hitting the ball into the field.

Distance kinetic energy:

A car or a bike traveling from point A to point B, the wind blowing leaves across the lawn, a lawnmower traveling over the lawn, you pushing the lawnmower.

Open Ended

What is Kinetic energy? Use a capital letter and a punctuation mark in your answer

Kinetic Energy = moving

Just remember that kinetic energy means moving.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy? (check all that apply)

• an arrow flying through the air

• a book on a shelf

• kicking a soccer ball

• chewing gum

• sitting at a stop light

Multiple Choice

Click to look at the picture.

The picture is an example of _____ .

• gravity

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• friction

Poll

How confident are you explaining Kinetic Energy to others?

• No problem, I can explain using pictures and words.

• I'm kind of unsure. I think I know it.

• I may need some more practice.

• I don't understand any of this.