Kinetic and Potential Energy flashcards

Terms	Definitions
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 _________.

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