Vocab
Newton's 3rd Law
Scenarios
Potential or Kinetic
Where on a Roller Coaster Am I?
100

What is Potential energy?

It is the motion to stay in place

100

What is Newton's 3rd law of motion? 

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. 

100

Kinetic energy of a ball at the bottom of a hill is at it's ________ (maximum or minimum).

What is maximum?

100

A stretched rubber band. Potential or Kinetic?

What is potential.

100

On a roller coaster, this is where I have the most Potential Energy. 

What is at the very top.

200

What happens when there is no force pushing on the kinetic energy? 

There will be no movement. 

200

What does Newton's third law mean?

Answers will vary...

When you are pulling back an arrow then that is an action but when you let it go then it's a reaction. 

200

Potential energy at the top of a roller coaster hill is at its _______ (maximum or minimum).

What is maximum?

200

A marble rolling across the table.

What is kinetic energy.

200

On a roller coaster, this is where I have the most kinetic energy.

What is at the bottom of the hill.
300

What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy?

Kinetic energy is motion that is moving.

Potential energy is motion that is not moving.

300

A bus hits a bug and the bug splatters on the windshield, which force is greater?

They are the same.

300

You are floating in your space suit about 1,000 m from the moon's surface What type of energy do you have? (kinetic, potential, or both)

Both

300

Water at the top of a waterfall.

What is potential energy?

300

On a roller coaster, this is where I have the least kinetic energy.

What is at the very top.
400

What happens if you add unbalanced force to potential energy? 

It starts to move. 

400

You hit a wall with a stick.  The equal but opposite reaction is ...

The wall pushes against the stick. 

400

A rock at the edge of a cliff has ______ energy because of its position. 

What is potential energy.

400

Sunlight heating the pavement for a snake.

What is kinetic energy?

400

Where on a roller coaster is the potential and kinetic energy the same?

What is halfway down the hill.

500

In order to give a ball more kinetic energy, you must do more ________?

What is Work (or force)?

500

Who came up with the 3rd Law of Motion?

Sir Isaac Newton

500

Suppose a juggler is juggling oranges, at an orange's highest point, what form of energy does it have ?

What is potential energy.

500

A car driving quickly down a freeway.



What is kinetic energy?

500

On a roller coaster, where is the kinetic energy turning into potential energy?

What is...as it goes back up the hill.