Kinetic and Potential Energy

Front

What is the definition of energy?

Back

Energy is the ability to do work or cause change.

Front

What type of energy does a skier have at the top of a hill before skiing?

Back

Potential energy.

Front

What type of energy does a skier have after starting to ski down the hill?

Back

Kinetic energy.

Front

At which point in a pendulum's swing is potential energy at its maximum?

Back

At the highest point of the swing.

Front

At which point in a pendulum's swing is kinetic energy at its maximum?

Back

At the lowest point of the swing.

Front

In a scenario where a ball is released from rest, where is its gravitational potential energy the lowest?

Back

At the lowest point of its path.

Front

In a scenario where a ball is released from rest, where is its kinetic energy the highest?

Back

At the lowest point of its path.

Front

What is the relationship between potential energy and height?

Back

Potential energy increases with height.

Front

What is the relationship between kinetic energy and speed?

Back

Kinetic energy increases with the square of speed.

Front

What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

Back

Potential Energy (PE) = mass (m) × gravitational acceleration (g) × height (h).