Kinetic & Potential Energy WebQuest

Kinetic & Potential Energy Webquest

Multiple Choice

What is potential energy?

• The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

• The energy that an object has due to its motion.

• The energy an object has due to its speed.

• The energy an object has due to its volume.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best definition of the term kinetic energy?

• Kinetic energy is the work that an object does.

• Kinetic energy is the energy due to motion.

• Kinetic energy is the energy due to temperature.

• Kinetic energy is the energy stored in an object due to vertical position (height).

Multiple Choice

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another

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Roller Coaster Energy

On the next slide, press "play" on the animation. Watch the graph that shows the coaster's potential and kinetic energy as it moves along the track.

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Types of Potential Energy

There are several types of potential energy.

Watch the animation on the next slide to see the difference between gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy.

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Label the point on the coaster where the rider would have the highest Gravitational Potential Energy

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Label the point on the coaster where the rider would have the highest Kinetic Energy Energy

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an apple hanging from a tree

a person standing at the top of a hill

a rubber band being pulled back

a bow and arrow being pulled back

a runner running on the track

a toy car rolling

Classify examples of each type of energy.

Gravitational Potential Energy

Elastic Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy

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is the energy an object possesses because of it's position in relation to Earth's surface.

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is energy stored as a result of the deformation of an elastic object, such as a spring.

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Gravitational Potential Energy

Elastic Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy

Chemical energy

Thermal Energy]