Kinetic and Potential Energy

The law of Conservation of Energy says________

• energy is constantly created

• energy can not be created or destroyed instead it changes from one form to another

• energy can not change forms

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Imagine Avery is riding a bicycle downhill at a steady speed. What is the BEST description of the Kinetic Energy Avery's bicycle has?

• It's energy that is stored.

• It's energy that is not moving.

• It's energy with motion.

• It's a certain type of energy.

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Imagine Michael is holding a ball at the top of a hill. What is the BEST description of the ball's energy?

• It's moving energy.

• It's stored energy.

• It's energy.

• It's a significant energy.

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Label where the potential energy and the kinetic energy will be the highest.

a

b

Highest kinetic energy

Highest potential energy

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As a car's mass increases, the kinetic energy (a)   and potential energy (b)   .

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same, decreases

• decreases, stays the same

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Draw a slinky going down the stairs and label where potential energy and kinetic energy would be.

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True or False: If you start with low potential energy, you will always end with high kinetic energy.

• True

• False

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Organize these pictures into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Potential Energy

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(b) Kinetic Energy

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If you want to decrease the kinetic energy, you can

• decrease the mass

• decrease potential energy

• decrease the speed

• All of the choices help to decrease kinetic energy

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