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Energy possessed by a body because of its position or configuration.
Potential Energy
Is a form of energy that an object or a particle has by reason of its motion.
Kinetic Energy
You serve a volleyball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30 m/s. The ball has __________________ energy.
Kinetic
A baby carriage is sitting at the top of a hill that is 21 m high. The carriage with the baby weighs 12 N. The carriage has _________________ energy.
Potential
There is a bell at the top of a tower that is 45 m high. The bell weighs 190 N. The bell has ________________ energy.
Potential
A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. The car has _______________ energy.
Kinetic
When skydivers are standing on the airplane to jump from a height, they have a)________ energy. When they finally jump from the plane, that energy is converted to b)_______ energy.
a) potential
b) kinetic
During a bungee jump, the stored, a)_______ energy of the jumper on a tall platform is converted into b)_______ energy during the fall
a) Potential
b) Kinetic