Understanding Potential and Kinetic Energy with Dominoes

What is potential energy?

• Energy from chemical reactions

• Stored energy due to position or state

• Energy from the sun

• Energy due to motion

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A book on a table

• A rolling ball

• A running child

• A flying bird

What happens when a domino chain is set off?

• Kinetic energy is transferred through collisions

• Potential energy is converted to sound energy

• The dominoes stop moving

• The dominoes gain potential energy

How does the mass of an object affect kinetic energy?

• It has no effect

• It increases the energy

• It changes the energy to potential energy

• It decreases the energy

What can you do to increase the speed of the dominoes in a chain?

• Add more dominoes

• Increase the velocity

• Decrease the height of the setup

• Use smaller dominoes