Kinetic or Potential?
A rollercoaster car resting at the bottom of the first hill before climbing up to the next hill has what type of energy?
Potential
What type of potential energy refers to an object falling from a distance?
Gravitational Potential Energy
Where does a rollercoaster have its' highest kinetic energy?
At the bottom of its' highest hill when it is speeding down
What is the speed of an object going 410 miles in 5 hours?
82 miles/hour
When does an object have its' highest potential energy?
An archer holding a pulled back bow to shoot an arrow is what type of energy?
Potential
What type of potential energy refers to food being broken down when it is eaten?
Chemical
What is kinetic energy?
The energy of motion
What does a straight line represent in a motion graph?
An object sitting still
What does the Law of Conservation state?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it just changes form
A ball rolling down a bowling alley is what type of energy?
Kinetic
What type of potential energy refers to the stored magnetic energy between two charges?
Magnetic Potential Energy
What two things affect kinetic energy?
Mass and Speed
What does a line moving rapidly from 6 to 0 represent in a motion graph?
An object rapidly decreasing in speed
What is a stationary object used to tell if something is in motion called?
Reference Point
A runner competing in a marathon is what type of energy?
Kinetic
What are the two factors that affect potential energy?
Mass and Height
What type of energy is the combination or adding of potential and kinetic energy?
Mechanical Energy
What does a line rapidly moving from 4 to 7 represent in a motion graph?
An object is rapidly increasing in speed
What is an example of potential energy?
An object being held back or on a shelf not moving
After a book falls from a shelf and lands on the ground, it has what type of energy?
Potential
What type of potential energy refers to something being squeezed, pulled back, or compressed?
When an object is at its' lowest potential energy, it is at its' __________ kinetic energy.
Highest
What is the speed of an object going 220 miles in 2 hours?
110 miles/hour
What is an example of Kinetic energy?
Any object moving