Kinetic Energy
A student rides a bicycle at different speeds. How would the kinetic energy of the bicycle change as the speed increases?
Kinetic energy increases as speed increases
Energy that is stored in a system or object
potential energy
Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between kinetic energy and the mass of an object?
Kinetic energy increases as mass increases
Energy based on the height and mass of an object
Gravitational Potential energy
Which of the following factors affect the kinetic energy of an object?
Mass and speed of an object
In a pinball machine, when you pull back the lever with the spring to shoot the ball, you are storing __________ energy in the spring
Elastic potential energy
What unit is commonly used to measure kinetic energy
Joules
When the spring is released in a pinball machine, the stored elastic potential energy is converted into:
Kinetic energy
Increasing an object's speed by a factor of 6 will increase the kinetic energy the object has by a factor of ______.
36
Energy that is charged particles that have the potential to more toward opposite charges or repel from same charges
Static potential energy