Potential and Kinetic Energy

States that energy cannot be created or destroyed. It may be transformed from one form into another, but the total amount of energy never changes.

• The Law of Conservation of Energy
• The Law of Conservation of Matter
• The Law of Conservation of Mass

Energy from the Sun, which provides heat and light energy for Earth.

• Electrical
• Solar
• Thermal

Energy stored in particles of matter.

• Radiant
• Chemical
• Kinetic

Stored energy depending on position.

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Chemical

What increases as the passengers in the coaster go up the hill?

• fear
• potential energy
• kinetic energy

What types of energy will be used here?

• Light to electrical
• Solar to electrical
• Chemical to electrical

What happens after the coaster passes point A?

• The coaster's potential energy starts changing to kinetic energy as the coast heads down and picks up speed.
• coaster's kinetic energy starts changing to potential energy

At which point is the kinetic energy of the coaster the greatest?

•   At point C, near the end of the descent
• At point A (the top)
• At the car's current position, on its way to the top.

What increases as the passengers in the coaster go up the hill?

• fear
• potential energy
• kinetic energy

These passengers are just starting their descent. What is happening?

• potential energy is changing to kinetic energy
•   kinetic energy is changing to potential energy

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