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    Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position or state, such as a stretched rubber band or water at the top of a waterfall. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, possessed by moving objects due to their motion. Energy exists in two forms - potential energy, which can be converted into kinetic energy when an object begins to move or change position, such as when potential energy stored by lifting an object is converted to kinetic energy as it falls.

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    Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position or state, such as a stretched rubber band or water at the top of a waterfall. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, possessed by moving objects due to their motion. Energy exists in two forms - potential energy, which can be converted into kinetic energy when an object begins to move or change position, such as when potential energy stored by lifting an object is converted to kinetic energy as it falls.

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    Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position or state, such as a stretched rubber band or water at the top of a waterfall. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, possessed by moving objects due to their motion. Energy exists in two forms - potential energy, which can be converted into kinetic energy when an object begins to move or change position, such as when potential energy stored by lifting an object is converted to kinetic energy as it falls.

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    What are Kinetic

    and
    Potential Energy?
    What is ENERGY?

    • Energy is the ability to do work.


    • Everything that happens in the world uses energy!
    • Most of the time we can’t see energy, but it is
    everywhere around us!
    Energy…
    • is NEVER created or destroyed!

    • can only be STORED or TRANFERRED.


    This car
    uses a
    lot of
    energy

    Batteries store energy!

    We get
    our
    Even this energy
    sleeping from
    puppy is FOOD!
    using
    stored
    energy.
    Remember:

    ALL matter is made up


    of particles.

    The particles NEVER


    stop moving.
    How is all energy divided?

    All Energy

    Potential Kinetic
    Energy Energy
    Potential Energy is…
    • The energy stored in an object.

    • "Potential" simply means the energy has the


    ability to do something useful later on.
    Examples of Potential Energy:
    A stretched rubber band..

    Water at the top of a waterfall..

    Yo–Yo held in your hand..

    A drawn Bow and Arrow…


    • The higher an object, the more potential
    energy.

    • The more mass an object has, the more


    potential energy it has.
    Which object has more potential energy?

    A
    ANSWER

    This brick has more mass than the feather;


    therefore more potential energy!
    Changing an objects’ height can change its
    potential energy.
    • If I want to drop an apple from the top of one of these
    three things, where will be the most potential energy?

    A
    C
    B
    ANSWER

    A
    • The higher the
    object, the more
    potential energy!
    Potential Energy Converted to
    Kinetic Energy…
    • When stored energy begins to move, the
    object now transfers from potential
    energy into kinetic energy.
    Kinetic Energy Is…
    • The energy of a moving object.

    • "Kinetic" means movement!

    • When stored energy is being used up, it is


    making things move or happen.
    Examples of Kinetic Energy:
    • The faster the object
    moves, the more
    kinetic energy is
    produced.

    • The greater the mass and speed of an object,


    the more kinetic energy there will be.
    When these objects move at the same
    speed, which will have more kinetic
    energy?
    ANSWER

    The semi- truck has more mass;


    therefore, more kinetic energy!
    • An object has the MOST kinetic energy when
    it’s movement is the GREATEST.

    • When an object has the LEAST potential


    energy, it has the MOST kinetic energy.
    SAMPLE PROBLEMS
    1. Calculate the kinetic energy of a 1000-kg car
    traveling at 60km/h?
    2. If a 0.2-kg ball is thrown with a velocity of
    6m/s, what is its KE?
    3. What is the potential energy of a 0.3-kg ball
    lifted to a height of 5.0 m above the ground?
    4. A 1.5-kg book on top a shelf has a PE of 29.4
    J. How high is the shelf?
    A water bottle is knocked off a desk.
    When does the bottle have the MOST
    kinetic energy?

    A. At the top of the fall.


    B. In the middle of the fall.
    C. At the bottom of the fall.
    • C. At the bottom of the fall.

    • It has the most kinetic energy when its movement


    and speed are greatest, which is at the bottom of the
    fall right before it hits the ground.

    • When an object has the LEAST potential energy is


    when it has the MOST kinetic energy.

    BrainPop
    Roller Coasters
    • When does the train on
    this roller coaster have
    the MOST potential
    energy?

    • AT THE VERY TOP!


    • The HIGHER the train is lifted
    by the motor, the MORE
    potential energy is produced.

    • At the top of the hill the train


    has a huge amount of potential
    energy, but it has very little
    kinetic energy.
    • As the train accelerates down the hill the
    potential energy is converted into kinetic
    energy.

    • There is very little


    potential energy at
    the bottom of the hill,
    but there is a great
    amount of kinetic
    energy.
    • When does the train
    on this roller coaster
    have the MOST
    kinetic energy?
    (When is it moving the fastest?)
    (When does it have the LEAST
    potential energy???)

    • At the bottom of the


    tallest hill!
    • Animated Roller Coaster
    • All energy is divided into two types: potential and
    kinetic.
    • Potential Energy: The energy stored in an object.

    • Kinetic Energy: The energy of a moving object.

    • Energy is never created or destroyed. It is always


    stored or transferred.

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