Kinetic and Potential Energy Practice

Front

What type of energy does a roller coaster have at the top of a hill?

Back

High potential energy.

Front

What is energy the ability to do work or cause?

Back

Change.

Front

What is stored energy called?

Back

Potential energy.

Front

What type of energy is due to the motion and position of an object?

Back

Mechanical energy.

Front

What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

Back

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed.

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

Energy of an object due to its motion.

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

Energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

Front

Give an example of potential energy.

Back

A drawn bow or water stored in a dam.

Front

Give an example of kinetic energy.

Back

A moving car or a running athlete.

Front

What happens to potential energy as an object falls?

Back

It is converted into kinetic energy.