Potential or Kinetic Energy:
Do You Know the Difference?
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Which energy type?
An airplane circling in preparation
for a landing
Potential Energy
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A pile of coal that will be used for
fuel
Potential Energy
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A flag blowing in the wind
Potential Energy
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A hatbox stored on the top shelf
of a closet
Potential Energy
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An unlit firecracker
Potential Energy
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A hammer held above a nail
Potential Energy
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A marble rolling down the aisle of
your science classroom
Potential Energy
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A new car battery
Potential Energy
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Glucose stored in plants as a
result of photosynthesis
Potential Energy
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An ant crawling across a sandwich
at a picnic
Potential Energy
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A tennis racket about to crash
down on a ball near the net
Potential Energy
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An eyelash fluttering
Potential Energy
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Energy at rest
Potential Energy
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Which energy type?
The release of stored energy
Potential Energy
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Energy of motion
Potential Energy
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A dam holding back a river’s water
Potential Energy
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A mousetrap set and ready to
spring
Potential Energy
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A basketball flying toward the
basket
Potential Energy
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A sled released at the top of a
snowy hill
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