Kinetic or Potential Energy Flashcards

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1
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Standing at the top of a slide

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2
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Wind up for the pitch

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3
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A battery

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4
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Move down a slide

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5
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Throw a curve ball

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6
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Execute a swan dive

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7
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Juice in an orange

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Potential Energy

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8
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Move downhill in a roller coaster

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9
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Frog leaping into the water

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10
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An unburned lump of coal

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Potential Energy

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11
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Frog sitting on a lily pad

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12
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Roll down a grassy hill

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13
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Book on a high shelf

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14
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Book fall from a high shelf

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15
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A parked car

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16
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A speeding car

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Kinetic Energy

17
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A skier is poised at the top of a steep slope

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Potential Energy

18
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A concrete dam holds back a large reservoir of water

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Potential Energy

19
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An archer has pulled back the string of his bow, ready to release the arrow at the distant target

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Potential Energy

20
Q

A woman swings her golf club down toward the golf ball sitting on the tee

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Kinetic Energy

21
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A man swings an axe toward a log

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Kinetic Energy

22
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A flowerpot is falling from a windowsill

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Kinetic Energy

23
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A catapult is loaded with a boulder and pulled back into position. It is ready to be launched

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Potential Energy

24
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A fast-moving stream runs toward the mill

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Kinetic Energy

25
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The baseball player swings her bat

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Kinetic Energy

26
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A roller coaster has reached the top of the highest crest

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Potential energy

27
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A marble rolls across the table

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Kinetic Energy

28
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A child is about to let go of a yo-yo

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Potential Energy