a bicycle pedeling up a hill
an archer with his bow drawn
a volleyball player spiking a ball
the chemical bonds in sugar
a baseball thrown to second base
walking down a street
sitting on a tall tree branch
a spring mousetrap set and ready to trap a mouse
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
An interaction between two objects (like a ball bouncing, or two cars colliding) starts with a certain amount of energy. The same amount of energy will exist after the interaction takes place.
Two cars crash. Each had a specific amount of energy from moving before the crash, after the crash, the cars are stationary. Which of the following are ways the energy was transfered?