Understanding Potential and Kinetic Energy

What is energy?

• The ability to do work

• A type of matter

• Only found in batteries

• A form of light

Which statement is true about energy?

• It can be created from nothing

• It is only kinetic

• It can be destroyed

• It can be transformed from one form to another

What is potential energy?

• Energy that is always in motion

• Energy stored due to an object's position

• Energy due to motion

• Energy that cannot be transferred

What happens to potential energy as you slide down a slide?

• It is converted to kinetic energy

• It increases

• It remains constant

• It disappears

What does kinetic energy depend on?

• The color of the object

• The object's speed or velocity and mass

• The object's position only

• The temperature of the object

What is the formula for potential energy?

• PE = mgh

• PE = 1/2 m v^2

• KE = mgh

• KE = 1/2 m v^2

What unit is energy measured in?

• Meters

• Kilograms

• Liters

• Joules

What does the law of conservation of energy state?

• Energy is neither created nor destroyed, only transformed

• Energy can be created and destroyed

• Energy is always lost when work is done

• Energy can only be kinetic