Potential & Kinetic Energy

Front

What type of energy is stored in rubber bands, drawn bows, and slinkies?

Back

Elastic potential energy.

Front

What are the two types of mechanical energy?

Back

Potential energy and kinetic energy.

Front

What principle states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?

Back

The law of conservation of energy.

Front

At which point is kinetic energy at its maximum in a system?

Back

At the lowest point of potential energy.

Front

What is the definition of potential energy?

Back

Stored energy or energy due to its position.

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

The energy of an object due to its motion.

Front

How is potential energy calculated for an object at height?

Back

Potential energy = mass × gravity × height (PE = mgh).

Front

What happens to potential energy as an object falls?

Back

It decreases while kinetic energy increases.

Front

What is an example of gravitational potential energy?

Back

A rock held at a height above the ground.

Front

What is the relationship between potential and kinetic energy in a pendulum?

Back

As the pendulum swings, potential energy converts to kinetic energy and vice versa.