Kinetic and Potential Energy in Motion and Height

The video tutorial explains kinetic and potential energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, exemplified by moving objects like cars and planes. Potential energy is stored energy due to an object's position, such as a ball held at a height. The video illustrates how potential energy converts to kinetic energy when the ball is released. A slingshot example further demonstrates these concepts. An exercise reinforces the understanding of potential energy, emphasizing its dependence on height. The tutorial concludes with a summary of the differences between kinetic and potential energy.

What type of energy does a moving car possess?

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

When a body stops moving, what happens to its kinetic energy?

• It doubles

• It becomes zero

• It remains the same

• It increases

What is potential energy primarily dependent on?

• The speed of the body

• The temperature of the body

• The mass of the body

• The position of the body

What happens to potential energy when a ball is raised higher from the ground?

• It increases

• It remains constant

• It converts to thermal energy

• It decreases

In the slingshot example, what type of energy does the bird have before being released?

• Sound energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

What type of energy allows the bird to break down little houses after being released from the slingshot?

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

Which of the following statements is true about potential energy?

• It depends on the speed of the body

• It is the energy due to motion

• It is stored energy due to position

• It is always greater than kinetic energy

What is the main factor that kinetic energy depends on?

• The color of the body

• The speed of the body

• The shape of the body

• The position of the body

Which energy type is associated with a body at rest at a height?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Sound energy

What happens to kinetic energy as the speed of a body increases?

• It decreases

• It remains constant

• It increases

• It converts to potential energy