Mechanical and Non-Mechanical Energy

What is mechanical energy?

• Kinetic and potential energy that can be seen

• Kinetic and potential energy that cannot be seen

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What is non-mechanical energy?

• Kinetic and potential energy that can be seen

• Kinetic and potential energy that cannot be seen

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Rotating fan blades

• Mechanical Energy

• Non-Mechanical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Drawn bow and arrow

• Mechanical Energy

• Non-Mechanical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Microwave heating up food

• Mechanical Energy

• Non-Mechanical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Atoms and molecules in a pizza

• Mechanical Energy

• Non-Mechanical Energy

Rock sitting on a cliff

• Mechanical Energy

• Non-Mechanical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A battery sitting on a counter

• Mechanical Energy

• Non-Mechanical Energy

Listening to your favorite song on the radio

• Mechanical Energy

• Non-Mechanical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Throwing a flying frisbee

• Mechanical Energy

• Non-Mechanical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5