Kinetic Energy
The energy of motion
Potential Energy
Stored energy
Joule
Unit used to measure energy
Kilogram
Unit used in energy equations to measure mass
Velocity
The speed of an object and the direction it is traveling.
Height
The distance an object is from the ground
Gravitational Potential Energy
Stored energy due to an objects position
Acceleration of Gravity
9.8 m/s2
Energy
The ability to do work
Work
Using a force to move an object a distance
Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy can neither be created or destroyed
Increases
When an object gets further from the ground, its potential energy ____________.
Faster
If two objects have the same mass which object has more kinetic energy? The object going faster or the object going slower.
Work
For an object to gain energy _________ must be done on the object.
Decreases
When an object falls, its potential energy ___________.
Gravity
The force that pulls objects toward Earth's center
Newton
The unit used to measure force
Velocity
Which effects KE more, mass or velocity?
Twice
A tennis ball placed twice as high as another tennis ball has _________ the PE.
Equal
Object A is twice as high as Object B. Object A is half as massive as Object B. The PE of the two objects is _________.