Name __________________________

Kinetic and Potential Energy

Choose the best answer for each question.

  1. What is kinetic energy?

  1. The kinetic energy of a moving object depends on its mass and its
  1. volume.
  2. velocity.
  3. distance.
  4. acceleration

  1. What is potential energy?

  1. Draw and/or explain gravitational and elastic potential energy.

Gravitational Potential Energy

Elastic Potential Energy

  1. Why does food have potential energy?

  1. Look at the picture below and list two places where there is potential energy and kinetic energy. You might want to think about what happened before the picture was taken for potential energy.[1]Bowling balls have kinetic energy

Kinetic Energy

1. ___________________________________

2. ___________________________________

Potential Energy

1. ___________________________________

2. ___________________________________

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[1] “Bowling Balls have Kinetic Energy,” Photograph by Heisenberg Media, Kinetic Energy, CK12, 2014. Web. 5 July 2014.