Potential Energy vs. Kinetic Energy

What is energy?

• The ability to do work or heat up an object.

• The force required to move an object over a distance

• There are two kinds - potential and kinetic

• It's everywhere around us and we use it for things

Elise placed her notebook on the kitchen table. How can she decrease the potential energy of the notebook (select ALL that apply)?

• Place a pencil on top of the notebook

• Lift the notebook to a high shelf above the tabl

• Tear some pages of paper out of the notebook

• Drop the notebook on the floor

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You need energy to perform your daily functions. You get energy from the foods you eat. Which type of energy is in the food that you release during digestion?

• Mechanical

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Sound

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Emma and her brother are watching a television program. Emma notices that the television uses electrical energy to run. She then noticed different kinds of energy the television emitted (gave off). What types of energy did Emma notice (select ALL that apply)?

• Electromagnetic

• Sound

• Gravitational

• Thermal

• Electrical

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Garrett has created a circuit using a battery, wires, and a light bulb. What type of energy is flowing through the wires?

• Electromagnetic

• Electrical

• Chemical

• Magnetic

One way to make electricity that is safer for the environment is to take kinetic energy from the environment and transform it into electrical energy. Which of the following are common examples of kinetic energy sources that can be used to make electricity?

• Moving clouds and rain falling

• Wind and flowing water

• Rocks and growing plants

• Sound waves and light waves

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Fill in the blanks below. Energy is never ​ (a)   or ​ (b)   , it just ​ (c)   .

• destroyed
• created
• transforms
• disappears

Energy is found in different forms such as light, heat, sound, and mechanical. However, energy can be classified into two distinct categories: ​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

• kinetic
• moving
• potential
• heating

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When you turn on a radio that is plugged into the wall, what types of energy are involved (select ALL that apply)?

• Sound

• Electrical

• Electromagnetic

• Chemical

• Magnetic

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The metric unit for energy is the:

• joule

• newton

• volt

• ampere