Potential and Kinetic Energy

What is Potential Energy?

• The Energy of Motion

• Stored Energy

• Atomic Energy

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What is Kinetic Energy?

• The Energy of Motion (Moving Energy)

• Stored Energy

• Heat Energy

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A moving object always has ...

• potential (Stored) energy

• kinetic (Moving) energy

• no energy

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If an object is not moving, it has ...

• potential (stored) energy

• kinetic (moving) energy

• no energy

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Who has more potential energy, a skier on top of a hill or a skier half way down the hill?

• The skier on top of the hill.

• The skier half way down the hill.

• They both have the same potential energy.

• Neither one has potential energy.

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When would the kinetic energy in a ball become potential energy?

• When the ball is thrown

• When the ball rolls down a hill

• When the ball is rolled up a hill and stops at the top

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Energy can change from one form to another.

Example: electrical energy can change to light and sound energy.

• True

• False

A battery in a flashlight is an example of ___________________ energy being converted into ____________________energy.

• potential ; light

• kinetic ; heat

• light, heat

A baseball bat hitting a ball on a tee is an example of ______________ energy being converted into _____________________ energy.

• kinetic (moving); potential (stored)

• potential (stored); kinetic (moving)

• strike; foul ball

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A match being struck against the side of a box is an example of ___________ energy turned into ________________ energy.

• potential; kinetic

• kinetic; potential

• sound; heat

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