Potential Energy
Vocabulary
Kinetic Energy
Random Trivia
Past Units
100

What is potential energy?

energy based on position, is stored in an object


100

define attract


double points - when does attraction happen to magnets

to bring together


when you have two opposite poles

100

What is kinetic energy

the energy of movement

100

What sport is known for using a 'pigskin'

a. soccer

b.tennis

c.football

d.lacross

football

100

How many laws of motion are there?

bonus points for naming each

3

1- balanced/unbalanced forces

2-f=ma

3-equal and opposite


200

If I put two repelling magnets closer together, what happens to their potential energy?

It increases

200

define magnetic field


double points - define magnetic field line

the area around a magnet in which its force can act on objects

the lines that show the strength and direction of the magnetic field

200

True or false - once potential energy becomes kinetic, it is gone

false

200

Which of the following tree-nut species is native to north america?

a. Walnut

b. Pecan

c. Pistachio

d. Almond

Pecan
200

What is the name of the path that a celestial object (like a planet) takes around the Sun?

orbit

300

What is the relationship between potential and kinetic energy?

direct relationship

300

True or false, you can store kinetic energy

false

300

Where does kinetic energy come from?

Potential energy

300

Which artist is known for having painted the starry night?

a. Pablo Picasso

b. Michelangelo

c. Leonardo da Vinci

d. Vincent van Gogh

van Gogh
300

As force increases, acceleration...

increases

400

If I put two attracting magnets together, what happens to their potential energy?

it decreases
400

BETTING POINTS define independent variable

what you change

400

what is the relationship between speed and kinetic energy?

direct relationship

400

Winkle is a species of

a. flower

b. bird

c. insect

d. snail

snail

400

In order to stop an object you must

exert force in the opposite direction
500

What happens to the potential energy of attracting magnets that are put farther apart?

the potential energy increases

500

what is the difference between transfer and convert?

transfer = change position

convert = turn into something else

500

Betting Question! How can you change the kinetic energy of a system?

by changing the potential energy

500

Which part of the body does a butterfly use for tasting?

a. feet

b. antennae

c. tongue

d. wings

feet

500

how many moon phases are there

8