Energy Unit - U4 D1 Intro to Energy - Potential vs. Kinetic Slide Deck

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy?

• A parked car

• A windmill rotating

• Apples hanging on a tree

• A boy skateboarding

Multiple Choice

Which skier has more potential energy? BLUE OR YELLOW?

• Blue skier

• Yellow skier

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A ball at the top of a hill

• A moving car

• A person running

• A falling rock

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the Law of Conservation of Energy?

• Energy can be created and destroyed.

• Energy can only be created, not destroyed.

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changes form.

• Energy is always lost as heat.

Multiple Choice

How is all energy classified according to the lesson?

• Mechanical and Thermal

• Potential and Kinetic

• Chemical and Electrical

• Light and Sound

Open Ended

Explain how elastic potential energy is related to the ball you bounced earlier.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of chemical potential energy?

• Coal

• Compressed spring

• Food

• Stretched bow

Open Ended

Describe the difference between potential and kinetic energy as demonstrated in the STEMonstrations activity.

Multiple Choice

At which points on the roller coaster track does the cart have the most potential energy and the most kinetic energy?

• Top of the highest hill for potential energy, bottom of the lowest dip for kinetic energy

• Bottom of the lowest dip for potential energy, top of the highest hill for kinetic energy

• Middle of the track for both

• Potential and kinetic energy are equal everywhere

Open Ended

Explain the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy using examples from everyday life.

Multiple Choice

At which point (A, B, C, D, or E) does the roller coaster have the greatest potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson, how would you differentiate between potential energy and kinetic energy?

Hotspot

Select the area where kinetic and potential energy would be equal.

Match

Match the following

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Mechanical Potential Energy

• Mechanical Kinetic Energy

• Thermal Kinetic Energy

• Chemical Potential Energy

Person before they bungee jump

Stretched rubber band

Turbine spinning in a hydropower dam

Radiation of sun waves

Battery in a flashlight

• Person before they bungee jump

• Stretched rubber band

• Turbine spinning in a hydropower dam

• Radiation of sun waves

• Battery in a flashlight