Vocab
Define Potential Energy
Stored Energy
Kinetic and potential energy both relate to:
A. Light
B. Sounds
C. Heat
D. Motion
D. Motion
When a rubber sling shot is pulled back all the way it has...
Potential Energy
Define Kinetic Energy
The energy of motion
What factors can increase the speed of a ball rolling down a hill?
A. Increased potential energy
B. Increased kinetic energy
c. Both
C. Both
When a person is jumping rope, at which point do they have the most potential energy?
A. bottom of their jump
B. top of their jump
C. middle of their jump
D. always the same
B. top of their jump
Define Speed
The rate at which something moves
As a ball rolls down a hill, it's potential energy ____________ and its kinetic energy increases.
(use increases and/or decreases)
decreases
A ball at rest at the top of the hill has___________ ____________.
potential energy
Define Mass
The quantity of matter in a body
A roller coaster is at the top of a hill. Another is in the middle of the hill. And another is at the bottom of the hill. Which has the most potential energy?
The one at the top
Kinetic energy depends on the __________ and __________ of an object.
Mass and Speed
Define Distance
The amount of space between two things
A(n) __________ in mass results in a(n) ________ in kinetic energy.
(use increase and/or decrease in your answer)
increase and increase
If you would like to increase the kinetic energy of an object, what else must you increase?
Potential energy