Harnessing Human Energy

Which type of energy is associated with an object's motion?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

Oliver and Kai are having a debate. Oliver thinks that a stationary bicycle has kinetic energy, while Kai believes that a rolling ball does. Ava is listening to their arguments. Which of the following has kinetic energy?

• stationary bicycle

• rolling ball

Imagine Benjamin and Kai are on a seesaw. Benjamin is on the ground and Kai is up in the air. Who has more potential energy?

• Benjamin, because he is on the ground.

• Kai, because he is up in the air.

Imagine Charlotte, Isla, and Anika are playing in a science lab. They found a compressed spring and a toy car. According to you, which one of these has potential energy?

• The compressed spring

• The moving toy car

What is energy conversion?

• The process of changing matter into energy.

• The process of changing one form of energy into another form.

Provide an example of energy conversion.

• Wind turbine

• Geothermal power plant

How does energy go from one object to another?