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Kinetic Energy
Types of Kinetic and Potential Energy
Energy Transformations
Calculations
Potential Energy
100
the energy of motion
What is Kinetic Energy?
100
Tell us the definition of gravitational potential energy.
What is potential energy caused by gravity?
100

What happens when you turn on a light bulb?

What is Electrical to Radiant and Thermal?

100

A car that weighs 20 kg is traveling at 65 m/s. Which type of energy is this and how much energy does this car have? 

What is Kinetic energy, 42,250 J

100
True or false: Potential energy is movement energy? If false tell us what type of energy it really is.
What is False and stored energy?
200
What is the formula for kinetic energy?
KE= 1/2mv^2
200
Tell us the definition of elastic potential energy.
What is potential energy caused by something being compressed?
200

How is energy transformed in a hydroelectric power plant?

What is Mechanical to Electric? 

200

A skier that weights 68 Kg is at the top of great bear about to go down his favorite run. The top of great bear is 38 M tall. What type of energy does the skier have and how much energy does he have? 

What is potential energy, 25,323 J

200

Why does an object have potential energy?

What is it is due to its position and its mass?

300
What is the opposite energy of Kinetic energy?
What is potential energy?
300
How do you calculate gravitational potential energy?
What is GPE= mass x gravitational acceleration x height
300

What type of energy transfer happens during exercise? 

What is chemical to mechanical and thermal?

300

During a marathon a runner keeps up a pace of 5.3 m/s. Before the race he weighed in at 75 Kg. What type of energy does the runner have and how much energy does the runner have? 

What is Kinetic Energy, 1,053 J

300

If a ball is standing still at the top of a hill it has....

What is potential energy?

400
the __________ an object moves, the more kinetic energy it has
Faster
400

What the type of Potential energy that is stored between shared bonds in atoms? 

What is Chemical Potential Energy? 

400

What transformation is primarily seen in a battery-powered fan?

What is Chemical to Electrical? 

400

This last summer I went on a rollercoaster, the park advertised that this was the tallest coaster in the area coming in at 30 M tall at its highest point. They said that the average weight of a set of roller coaster cars comes in at 453 kg. What type of energy are we calculating, and how much energy will the roller coaster car have? 

What is potential energy, 133,182 J 

400

There are two different variables I can change to increase or decrease my potential energy, what would these be?

What is mass and position? 

500

What is the relationship between Kinetic Energy and Friction? 

As friction increases your Kinetic Energy will transfer to Thermal Energy quicker. 

500

What type of energy is the energy coming from the sun?

What is Radiant Kinetic Energy? 
500

What type of energy transformation occurs in photosynthesis?

What is Radiant to Chemical? 

500

Driving down the interstate there are two vehicles that are traveling by each other. One is a semi truck with a weight of 4,535 Kg the other is a Toyota Prius with a weight of 1,475 Kg. The semi truck is only traveling 96 Km/H while the Prius is traveling 137 Km/H. Which car would have more Kinetic Energy, and how much energy does this car have? 

What is the semi truck, 20,897,280 J

500

Name the types of potential energy.

What is elastic potential, gravitational, chemical and Nuclear?