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  • What is potential energy?
    The energy an object has because of its position, condition, or height.
  • What kind of energy does a moving car have?
    Kinetic
  • What happens to the potential energy of water stored in a dam when it flows out
    Converts to Kinetic
  • Can all energy be converted fully into the other energy?
    No
  • Why does a ball roll faster downhill than uphill?
    Gravity
  • What type of energy does a roller coaster have at the top of a hill?
    Gravitational Potential
  • If you’re swinging on a swing, where do you have the most potential energy
    Highest points of the swing (either end)
  • What kind of energy is stored in food before you eat it?
    Chemical
  • How does speed affect the amount of kinetic energy an object has?
    The faster an object moves, the more kinetic energy it has.
  • What would have more kinetic energy: a fast car or a slow bicycle?
    Fast car
  • True or False: Potential energy can turn into kinetic energy.
    True
  • Can you name two examples of objects with potential energy?
    A book on a shelf, water behind a dam, etc
  • How does height affect the amount of potential energy an object has?
    The higher an object is, the more potential energy it has.
  • Can you name two examples of objects with kinetic energy?
    A moving car, a person running, etc
  • Where do you have the most kinetic energy on the swing?
    Lowest point of the swing
  • What happens to kinetic energy as an object slows down?
    It decreases and may turn into potential energy or other forms like heat.
  • What is kinetic energy?
    The energy an object has because it is moving.
  • True or False: A stationary rock has kinetic energy
    False
  • When you stretch a rubber band, does it have potential energy?
    Yes, elastic
  • If you hold a book above your head, what kind of energy does it have?
    Gravitational potential
  • True or False: A flying bird has both kinetic and potential energy.
    True
  • Which type of energy is associated with position or height?
    Potential energy.
  • Which type of energy is associated with motion?
    Kinetic
  • What happens to potential energy as an object falls?
    It is converted into kinetic energy.
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