Directions: Read the situation carefully & identify the object or system involved. Determine whether the object/system has Kinetic or Potential energy.
1. Roller coaster car at the top of a hill: 2. Basketball being thrown:
3. Swinging pendulum, at the highest point:
4. Hydroelectric dam: at the lowest point:
1. Roller coaster car at the top of a hill: 2. Basketball being thrown:
3. Swinging pendulum, at the highest point:
4. Hydroelectric dam: at the lowest point:
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. Object/system: Roller coaster car
Type of energy: Potential energy
2. Object/system: Basketball
Type of energy: Kinetic energy
3. Object/system: Swinging pendulum
Type of energy: Potential energy
4. Object/system: Hydroelectric dam
Type of energy: Potential energy