Kinetic/Potential Energy
Forms of Energy
Changes in Energy
Calculating Energy
100
The ability to do work.
What is energy?
100

Energy carried by the movement of electrons.

What is electrical energy?

100
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis?
100

What is the potential energy of a 50kg human about to bungee jump off a 100m cliff?

49,000 Joules

200
A force (a push or pull) applied to an object which forces the object to move.
What is work?
200
Energy an object has due to its motion, position or condition.
What is mechanical energy?
200
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to electrical energy.
What is a solar powered calculator?
200

What is the potential energy of a 465kg wrecking ball suspended 85m in the air?

387,345 Joules

300
The energy any object has because of its motion.
What is kinetic energy?
300
Energy formed when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one.
What is nuclear energy?
300
This is an example of electrical energy being changed to radiant energy.
What is a lamp?
300

If a skydiver has a total energy of 120,000 Joules, and 80,000 joules of kinetic energy, how much potential energy does the skydiver have? 

40,000 Joules

400
Stored energy or energy that an object has due to its position.
What is potential energy?
400
Energy stored in the way atoms are connected to each other.
What is chemical energy?
400
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to thermal energy.
What are solar panels?
400

What is the kinetic energy of a .05 kg baseball traveling 80m/s

160 Joules

500
As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy is changed into this.
What is kinetic energy?
500
Energy of the movement of atoms and molecules.
What is thermal energy?
500
This is an example of chemical energy being changed to thermal energy and then to mechanical energy and finally to electrical energy.
What is a power plant?
500

A comet with a mass of 1,245 Kg is barreling through space at a speed of 300 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the comet?

56,025,000 Joules

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