8th Energy Unit

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What is POTENTIAL Energy?

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Stored energy.

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Where is the roller-coaster’s greatest POTENTIAL energy?

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At point Z.

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What is KINETIC Energy?

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Motion energy.

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What happens if you move two magnets closer together?

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There is an INCREASE in potential energy.

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When mass INCREASES, what happens to kinetic energy?

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Kinetic energy INCREASES.

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What is the formula for calculating KINETIC Energy?

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

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What is the relationship between potential energy and height?

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Potential energy INCREASES with height.

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What type of energy is associated with motion?

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KINETIC Energy.

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What is the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI)?

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Joule (J).

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What is an example of potential energy?

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A drawn bow or water stored in a dam.