potential energy vs kinetic energy

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy based on an object's position.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Energy of motion.

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Which energy type is associated with a marble rolling down the aisle?

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Kinetic.

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What energy does a rock at the edge of a cliff have?

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Potential.

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____________ is the ability to do work or cause change.

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Energy.

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What happens to potential energy when an object falls?

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It converts to kinetic energy.

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Give an example of potential energy.

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A stretched rubber band.

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Give an example of kinetic energy.

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A car driving down the road.

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What type of energy does a compressed spring have?

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Potential energy.

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What type of energy does a moving bicycle have?

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Kinetic energy.

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