Potential Energy
What is potential energy?
The energy that is stored in an object or system.
What is kinetic energy?
The energy that an object has because it is moving.
What is nuclear energy?
This is energy that produces eletricity.
What is chemical energy?
It is the chance of a chemical to start a chemical reaction and to transform.
What is mechanical energy?
The energy that forces a object to move when in a specific position.
What are examples of potential energy?
A. Pencil falling to the ground
B. Bow and arrow about to be released
C. Soccer ball flying through the sky
B. Bow and arrow about to be released.
What are examples of kinetic energy?
A. Pencil on the edge of a table
B. Ball about to be thrown
C. Bucket rolling down a hill
C. Bucket rolling down a hill
What are some examples of nuclear energy?
A. Fission of the sun
B. Soccer ball not moving
C. Food
A. Fission of the sun
What are examples of chemical energy?
A. Skateboard moving
B. Molecules and atoms released to provide heat
C. Ball bouncing
B. Molecules and atoms released to provide heat.
What are examples of mechanical energy?
A.Light from the sun
B. Wreaking ball
C. Bowling ball moving
B. Wreaking ball
How can someone use potential energy?
To teach someone how to shoot a bow and arrow
How can someone use kinetic energy?
If someone is throwing a ball and wants to know what the movement of the energy inside it is called.
How can someone use nuclear energy?
To power cars without any fossil fuels.
How can someone use chemical energy?
How can someone use mechanical energy?
Energy from windmills have mechanical energy which can power homes
Why is potential energy important?
Gives things that don't move the potential to transfer into kinetic energy
Why is kinetic energy important?
Gives an object the ability to move around.
Why is nuclear energy important?
Provides electricity
Why is chemical energy important?
Why is mechanical energy important?
Makes things able to work