Potential & Kinetic Energy

What is potential energy?

• Stored Energy

• Moving Energy

• Useless Energy

• All of The Above

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Draw an example of potential energy.

Answer explanation

Potential energy is energy that is stored, and not moving; at rest

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What is NOT one example of Potential Energy?

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: When an object is held in a vertical position, it has gravitational potential energy because gravity is working to pull it down.

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Potential Energy is which of these examples?

• A girl sprinting

• A book on a high shelf

• A ball rolling on its side

• Chewing gum

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: The term potential energy was first used by a Scottish engineer and physicist named William Rankine during the 19th century.

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What is kinetic energy?

• Energy at rest

• Disgraceful energy

• Quick energy

• Energy in motion

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: The SI unit of kinetic energy is the joule (J), which is a kg⋅m²⋅s⁻².

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Draw an example of kinetic energy

Answer explanation

Anything you can think of that has mass (or apparent mass) and motion is an example of kinetic energy.

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Which type of energy do YOU think is more seen more often/abundant?

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: The word kinetic comes from the Greek word kinesis which means motion.

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Potential energy is the ______ energy in any object or system by virtue of its position or arrangement of parts.

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Do you think potential and kinetic energy in an object is visible?

Answer explanation

Both seen and unseen!

Potential energy is stored within the object at rest unseen while Kinetic energy is seen typically with a moving object.

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The faster an object moves, the ____ _______ energy it has.

• less, kinetic

• same, potential

• more, potential

• more, kinetic

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: When an object collides with another object, it transfers its kinetic energy to the other object.

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