Directions - Determine whether each example demonstrates potential or kinetic energy. Write “P” for potential or “K” for kinetic.
____ 1. A rubber band stretched around a stack of papers.
____ 2. A roller coaster speeding down a hill.
____ 3. Energy in use.
____ 4. A marble at the top of a ramp.
____ 5. Bowling pins sitting at the end of the lane.
____ 6. Stored energy.
____ 7. A football flying through the air.
____ 8. Water behind a dam.
____ 9. A sixth grader talking.
____ 10. Lance Armstrong riding his bicycle.
____ 11. A piñata hanging from the ceiling at a child’s birthday party.
____ 12. A bunny hopping.
____ 13. A student sharpening a pencil.
____ 14. A teacher signing a folder.
____ 15. A person standing on the edge of a diving board.
Directions – Record your answers in the spaces below.
16. What two factors affect potential energy? ______& ______
17. What two factors affect kinetic energy? ______& ______
18. Select a lab activity from one of our labs this week (Energy on the Go Lab, Potential vs. Kinetic Energy Lab, or the Steel Can Rover Activity) and explain when the object exhibited potential and when it exhibited kinetic energy. Answer using complete sentences.
1. Look around the classroom and list 3 examples of potential energy and 3 examples of kinetic energy in the chart below. Be specific in your descriptions so I can understand exactly what you are telling me.
Potential Energy / Kinetic Energy2. What two factors affect potential energy? ______& ______
3. What two factors affect kinetic energy? ______& ______
4. Select a lab activity from one of our labs this week (Energy on the Go Lab, Potential vs. Kinetic Energy Lab, or the Steel Can Rover Activity) and explain when the object exhibited potential and when it exhibited kinetic energy. Answer using complete sentences.
5. Explain, in paragraph form, the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. Give examples from the labs we have performed in class. Record your answer on the back of this page.