Gravitational Energy

Gravitational Energy

Gravity

• A force that pulls objects towards the center of the earth.

• It is the force that keeps us and other things on the ground.

• Without the earth's gravity, all items would just float away.

In your Gravity Parachute trials experiment:

• Gravity is the force that causes the coin to fall down to the ground.

• When the parachute is attached to the coin, it falls slower because the parachute is going against the pull of gravity.

• Without the parachute, the coin falls down to the ground faster.

Gravitational Energy

• Energy stored in an object due to its height above the ground.

• An example of this is when you are holding the coin above the floor just before you let it fall to the ground.

Multiple Choice

What is Gravity?

• It causes chemical reactions

• It is a force that keeps objects on the ground.

• It can cause the flow of energy through a wire.

• It is a force that allows things to float.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes Gravitational Energy?

• Energy resulting from a flow of energy charge through a wire or another medium.

• Energy that is released during a reaction, often in the form of heat.

• Energy that is stored in an object due to its height above the ground.

• Energy in an object due to motion, involving kinetic and potential energy.

Multiple Choice

What would happen if we did not have Gravity?

• Objects would stay on the ground.

• Objects would disappear.

• Objects would float away.

• Objects would combust.

Multiple Choice

Based on your Gravitational Energy experiment, what happens when you drop the coin while it is attached to the parachute?

• It falls to the ground slower.

• It falls to the ground faster.

• Nothing happens.