1. Agenda for 2/17/17 Potential and Kinetic Energy Notes
Potential and Kinetic Energy Problems
HW – none

2. Kinetic vs. Potential Energy

3. Potential Energy Potential energy is STORED energy due to position.
Ex. A rock on top of a hill has a potential to do work.

4. Kinetic Energy Kinetic energy is the energy that a moving object has.
Kinetic energy is energy that depends on MASS and VELOCITY (movement)
If the rock is allowed to roll down the hill, then the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.

5. Potential energy is stored energy—energy ready to go.
A lawn mower filled with gasoline
A car on top of a hill
Students waiting to go home from school
The light bulb not turned on
Water stored behind a dam at a hydroelectric plant has potential energy.
Kinetic energy is energy at work.
A lawn mower cutting grass
A car racing down a hill
Students running home from school
The light energy emitted by lamps.
Even electrical energy is kinetic energy.
Whenever we use energy to do work, it is in the kinetic state.

6. Conservation of Energy
Kinetic Energy could then be converted back into potential energy.
The energy can be split into Potential Energy and/or Kinetic Energy

7. As potential energy decreases, the kinetic energy increases.
As the potential energy increases, the kinetic energy decreases.

8. No PE maximum KE right before he hits bottom 
Lots of PE no KE 
This also shows that energy is NOT being lost, just changing form!
Equal PE and KE 
No PE maximum KE right before
he hits bottom 

9. FORMULAS Potential Energy = Mass x Gravity x Height
Gravity = 9.8 m/s2 (Earth)
Kinetic Energy = ½ Mass x Velocity2
The Units used are:
Energy = Joules (J)
Height = meters (m)
Mass = kilograms (kg)
Velocity = (m/s)
Only square the velocity

10. Examples – Show work on back of notes
What is the kinetic energy of a 2,000 kg boat moving at 5.0 m/s?
K.E. = ½ m x v2
K.E. = ½ (2000) (5)2
K.E. = 25,000 J
DON’T FORGET YOUR UNITS!

11. What is the gravitational potential energy of a ceiling fan that has a mass of 7 kg and is 4 m above the ground?
P.E. = mass x gravity x height
P.E. = (7) (9.8) (4)
274 J

12. A 1.0-kg ball is thrown into the air with an initial velocity of 30 m/s.
a. How much kinetic energy does the ball have?
K.E = 450 J
b. How much potential energy does the ball have when it reaches the top at 60 meters high?
P.E. = 588 J

13. Find the height of a baseball with a mass of 0
Find the height of a baseball with a mass of 0.15 kg that has a GPE of 73.5 J.
PE = m x g x h
73.5 = 0.15 x 9.8 x h
73.5 = 1.47h
50 m = height

14. A jogger whose mass is 60 kg is moving at a speed of 3 m/s
A jogger whose mass is 60 kg is moving at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the jogger’s kinetic energy?
K.E = ½ mv2
K.E. = (0.5) (60) (3)2
K.E. = 270 J

15. Problem #1
What is the potential energy of a rock (on Earth) that has a mass of 100 kg that is sitting on top of a hill 300 meters high?
294,000 J

16. Problem #2
What is the kinetic energy of a bicycle with a mass of 14 kg traveling at velocity of 3.0 m/s?
63 J

17. Problem #3
A flowerpot with a mass of 500 grams is sitting on a windowsill 30 meters from the ground. Is the energy of the flowerpot potential or kinetic? How many joules in this?
Potential energy
147 J

18. Problem #4
If a bowling ball has a mass of 10kg and is rolled with a velocity of 15 m/s, what is the ball’s kinetic energy?
1,125 J

19. Problem #5
A boulder is sitting on the top of a mountain. The boulder has a mass of 500 kg. The mountain is 1500 meters high. What is the boulder’s potential energy before it released?
7,350,000 J

20. Problem #6
A 1200 kg automobile is traveling at a velocity of 100 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it possess?
6,000,000 J

21. Agenda for 2/23/16 Go over homework New lab groups
Kinetic Energy and Potential lab
HW – none
Quiz Thursday!

22. Lab Groups – Period 4 Station 1 – Griffin, Tyler, Emma, Maddie
Station 2 – Aiden, Nolan, Caleb, Lauren, Adah
Station 3 – Alex, Sam Glover, Anna, Landon, Jack
Station 4 – Quinn, Reyan, Genevieve, Ella, Sophia W
Station 5 – Sam, Connor, Riley, Sophia B

23. Lab Groups – Period 5 Station 1 – Rachel, Reese, Gavin, Sophia
Station 2 – Ryan, James, Erin, Emma M
Station 3 – Josh, Ben, Casey, Emily
Station 4 – Miller, Christian, Emma T, Ally
Station 5 – Tasha, Brendan, Justin, Schuyler, Jack