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KE
Kinetic Energy
Question | Answer |
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How mass impacts KE | The amount of kinetic energy that it possesses depends on how much mass is moving and how fast the mass is moving. |
How speed impacts KE | The Faster an object moves, the greater it's KE |
How to calculate KE | .5*m*v² |
How to calculate work | W=F*d |
How positions (height) and composition impact PE (Potential Energy) | Height directly affects potential energy, the higher an object is lifted, the greater its potential energy becomes. |
How to calculate GPE (gravitational potential energy) | GPE = m⋅g⋅h-----------------g=9.8 on earth |
Which objects have more or less GPE (and why) | The amount of gravitational potential energy an object has on Earth depends on its: mass and height above the ground. |
Know the difference between energy transfer and energy transformation. | Energy transfer refers to the movement of energy from one place to another, while energy transformation involves changing energy from one form to another. |
Know what the Law of Conservation of Energy means | The law of conservation of energy is a physical law that states that the total energy of an isolated system is a constant, although energy can change forms. In other words, energy is conserved over time. |
Understand the direction in which heat/thermal energy travels | Hot to cold |
Define thermal energy | Thermal energy is the energy due to the motion of atoms and molecules in a substance. |
Define 'heat' | the quality of being hot, high temperature: |
Define temperature | the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch. |
Know the factors that affect the thermal energy in an object. | Temperature, pressure, and surface area |