1. Potential & Kinetic Energy
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3. 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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4. Energy…
• is NEVER created or destroyed!
• can only be STORED or TRANFERRED.
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5. Batteries store energy!
This car
uses a
lot of
energy
We get
our
energy
from
FOOD!
Even this
sleeping
puppy is
using
stored
energy.
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6. Remember:
ALL matter is made up
of particles.
The particles NEVER
stop moving.
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7. How is all energy divided?
All Energy
Potential
Energy
Kinetic
Energy
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8. 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?
Kinetic
Energy
All Energy
Potential
Energy
Gravitation
Potential
Energy
Elastic
Potential
Energy
Chemical
Potential
Energy
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10. What is Gravitational Potential
Energy?
o Potential energy
due to an object’s
position
o P.E. = mass x
height x gravity
Don’t look down,
Rover!
Good boy!
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11. What is Elastic Potential Energy?
o Potential energy due compression or
expansion of an elastic object.
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12. What is Chemical Potential Energy?
o Potential energy
stored within the
chemical bonds of
an object
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13. 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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