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PS.7.2.1 - KE and PE

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Question 1
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Question 2
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Categorize the examples below as either potential energy or kinetic energy.

  • A jack in the box before it's released
  • A soccer ball moving across the field after it's been kicked
  • A roller coaster moving at the bottom of a hill
Question 3
3.

There are two boxes on a bookshelf that have the same mass. Box A is on the top shelf, and Box B is on the bottom shelf. Which box has MORE potential energy?

Question 4
4.

A baseball player has two bats in his baseball bag. Bat A has a mass of 2kg and Bat B has a mass of 2.5kg. Which bat has a greater kinetic energy when it's swung?

Match the following vocabulary words to their definition.
Law of conservation of energy
the ability to do work
Potential energy
energy that an object has due to its motion
Energy
stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object
Joule
the movement of energy from one object or place to another
Energy transfer
the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another
Kinetic energy
the potential energy of an object due to its height, or its position relative to the earth's surface
Gravitational potential energy
unit of energy
A boulder rolling down a hill
A book sitting on a shelf
A baseball player swinging a bat
A boulder sitting at the top of a hill
An apple hanging from a tree
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy