Potential VS Kinetic Energy

Front

What is the ability to do work or cause change?

Back

Energy

Front

What type of energy does an arrow have when it is released from a bow?

Back

Kinetic Energy

Front

Where is potential energy stored or at its maximum point in a diagram?

Back

W

Front

What type of energy does a satellite have while orbiting the earth at high speed?

Back

Kinetic Energy

Front

What is stored energy called?

Back

Potential Energy

Front

What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?

Back

KE = 1/2 mv² (where m is mass and v is velocity)

Front

What is the formula for calculating potential energy?

Back

PE = mgh (where m is mass, g is acceleration due to gravity, and h is height)

Front

What happens to potential energy as an object falls?

Back

It is converted into kinetic energy.

Front

Give an example of potential energy.

Back

A drawn bowstring has potential energy.

Front

Give an example of kinetic energy.

Back

A rolling ball has kinetic energy.