Potential and Kinetic Energy for Kids

Energy cannot be ______ or ______.

• created or destroyed

• colored or transformed

• added or subtracted

Potential energy is energy due to 

• position

• speed

• rotational inertia

Energy can be converted between

• potential and kinetic

• potential and potential

What is the formula for potential energy?

• mgh

• 1/2 mv^2

• m*a