Potential and kinetic energy

Introduction to Potential and Kinetic Energy

1. Potential and Kinetic Energy

2. How is all Energy Divided? Kinetic Energy Gravitation Potential Energy Elastic Potential Energy Chemical Potential Energy Potential Energy

3. What is Potential Energy? Energy that is stored and waiting to be used later.

4. Gravitation Potential Energy Don’t look down, Fido! Good boy! Potential energy due to an object’s position EQUATION : P.E. = mgh mass x gravity x height

5. What is Kinetic Energy? Energy an object has due to its MOTION EQUATION: K.E. = 1/2mv 2 (1/2 x mass x velocity 2 )

6. Potential or Kinetic?

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12. How are they related? Energy is never created or destroyed! It is only changed from one form to another. So, energy is CONSERVED.

13. Potential and Kinetic Energy conservation in action...