What is mechanical energy?
the total energy of motion and position of an object
Mechanical energy can be stored as ________1___________ energy, or in motion as ___________2______ energy
1. kinetic energy
2 potential energy
What are some examples of mechanical energy?
hammer, bow and arrow
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
What energy changes are taking place in the picture?
energy convents to potential energy to kinetic energy
Sketch a graph to show the relationship between height and gravitational potential energy.
sketch a graph to show the relationship between mass and gravitational potential energy
What two factors determine gravitational potential energy?
mass, distance
Sketch a graph to show the relationship between speed and kinetic energy.
Sketch a graph to show the relationship between mass and kinetic energy
What two factors determine kinetic energy?
mass and speed