ENERGY

Question 1

-is the ability to do work
- Whenever you do work on an object, the work done represents the amount of energy transformed from one form
into another.

Answer 1

Energy

Question 2

• Energy that is due to the position and/or motion of an object.

Answer 2

Mechanical Energy

Question 3

_______ of an object is the energy that it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity.

Answer 3

Kinetic Energy

Question 4

a. running cheetah
b. running car
c. bullet in motion
d. stream of water
e. revolving flywheel.

Are these examples of Kinetic energy?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

______ is the stored energy of position possessed by an object.

Answer 5

Potential energy

Question 6

The work needed to lift an object of mass m to a height h above its original position is the ______ gained by the object

Answer 6

Potential energy

Question 7

a. A coiled spring.
b. Wheels on roller skates before someone skates.
c. An archer’s bow with the string pulled back.
d. Waiting at the top of the hill on a skateboard

Are these examples of Potential energy?

Answer 7

Yes