1. Potential & Kinetic EnergyBy
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What is ENERGY?
Energy is the ability to do work.
Everything that happens in the world uses energy!
Most of the time we can’t see energy, but it is
everywhere around us!
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Energy…
is NEVER created or destroyed!
can only be STORED or TRANFERRED.
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5. This car uses a lot of energy
Batteries store energy!
We get our energy from FOOD!
Even this sleeping puppy is using stored energy.
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Remember:
ALL matter is made up
of particles.
The particles NEVER
stop moving.
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7. How is all energy divided?
Potential Energy
Kinetic
Energy
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Potential Energy is…
The energy stored in an object.
"Potential" simply means the energy has the ability to do something useful later on.
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9. How is all energy divided?
Potential
Energy
Gravitation
Elastic
Chemical
Kinetic
Energy
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10. What is Gravitational Potential Energy?
Potential energy due to an object’s position
P.E. = mass x
height x gravity
Don’t look down, Rover!
Good boy!
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11. What is Elastic Potential Energy?
Potential energy due compression or expansion of an elastic object.
Notice the ball compressing
and expanding
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12. What is Chemical Potential Energy?
Potential energy stored within the chemical bonds of an object
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Kinetic Energy Is…
The energy of a moving object.
"Kinetic" means movement!
When stored energy is being used up, it is making things move or happen.
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14. Examples of Kinetic Energy:
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