POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY

By: Kyle SnowEDU 290 – 11 amOctober 4, 2011

WHAT IS ENERGY?

The ability to do work

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WHAT IS WORK?

Transferring energy

Physically moving something

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KINDS OF ENERGY

Potential

Kinetic

Mechanical

Chemical

Nuclear

Electrical

Light

Heat

POTENTIAL ENERGY

Stored energy as a result of an object’s position

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TWO KINDS OF POTENTIAL ENERGY

Gravitational Potential Energy

Elastic Potential Energy

GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY

The energy stored in an object due to its height or distance above the ground

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Gravitational potential energy depends on the mass of an object and the height of an object.

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ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY

The energy stored in an object due to a change in its usual position

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Elastic potential energy depends on how much an object is changed from its regular position.

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KINETIC ENERGY

The energy of an object in motion

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Kinetic energy depends on the speed of an object and the mass of an object.

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Potential energy can be translated into kinetic energy.

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Objects can have neither potential energy or kinetic energy.

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CONCLUSION

Potential and Kinetic

Two kinds of potential energy

They both depend on certain factors

Objects can have both, can have neither

WORKS CITED

http://www.thephysicsclassroom.com

http://solpass.org