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Potential & Kinetic Energy
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Give an example in which kinetic energy is converted to potential energy?
must be an example of something slowing down
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A bowling ball rolling down the alley
Kinetic Energy
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Walking down the street
Kinetic Energy
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What will happen to this water skier's potential energy as he falls back down toward the water?
potential energy will decrease
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Energy that is moving is ___________.
Kinetic Energy
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An archer with his bow drawn
Potential Energy
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When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place?
kinetic energy is changed into potential energy
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Gas in a car tank, a battery, and food sitting on a plate are examples of ___________ energy.
chemical / potential
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Which position has the greatest amount of Kinetic Energy?
C
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Who has more potential energy, a skier on top of a hill or a skier half way down the hill?
The skier on top of the hill.
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Stored energy is also known as _____ energy.
potential
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A fish swimming in the river
Kinetic Energy
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Which position has the greatest amount of Potential Energy?
A
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A baseball thrown to second base
Kinetic Energy
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The energy in a battery is ______ energy.
potential
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In the bar graph shown in the image, potential energy + kinetic energy = __________ energy.
total
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Explain the difference between potential and kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy is energy in motion while potential energy is stored energy waiting to be used
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In the image, how does the potential energy of the woman half-way up the ladder compare to the potential energy of the woman on top of the ladder?
The woman half-way up the ladder has only half as much PE. (Or the woman at the top has twice as much as the woman half-way down the ladder.)
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Which position has the equal amounts of Kinetic & Potential Energy?
B
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The ball in position E has only kinetic energy, no potential energy. (TRUE or FALSE)
FALSE The ball in position E has some potential and some kinetic energy.
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A bicyclist pedaling up a hill
Kinetic Energy
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A kid is jumping up and down on a pogo stick. When (or where) is all of his energy converted into almost all kinetic energy?
at the bottom of each jump (or just before touching the ground)
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The image shows a stretched rubber band which is not yet moving. This is an example of ___________ energy.
potential
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At what point is the POTENTIAL ENERGY at its highest?
1
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