potential energy
Potential energy is energy and object has based on its position or condition.
What is Kinetic Energy
Can potential and kinetic energy be created?
List 2 examples of potential energy.
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List 2 examples of kinetic energy.
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Explain how you would use potential and kinetic energy to speed up a roller coaster?
Increasing the potential energy by increasing the height of the starting point.
Where does a roller coaster have the greatest potential energy?
A the highest point of the track.
Where does a roller coaster have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?
At the lowest point of the track
Is hydroelectric, potential or kinetic energy and why?
Kinetic energy, because the water is moving.
When does a rubber band have the greatest elastic potential energy?
When it is stretched
When does a snowboarder have the highest kinetic energy?
At the bottom of the hill?
When does a pendulum have the greatest potential energy and the least kinetic energy?
When the ball is in the middle or bottom position.
How does the height of an object affect its gravitational potential energy?
The higher an object is the more potential energy it has.
Explain how you would change a marbles potential energy into kinetic energy?
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Explain the the relationship between kinetic energy and potential energy.