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Energy - Homework Answers

After you have completed the Energy Homework, you can refer to these answers. Although it is better to have known the answer from your reading, the process of writing the correct answer on your homework sheet will help you remember the concepts.

1. What is kinetic energy?

The energy of a moving object. KE = 1/2(mv2).

2. What is potential energy?

There is the potential of the object achieving kinetic energy..

3. What is the potential energy due to gravity?

PE = weight x height = mgh

4. What are some other examples of potential energy?

A compressed spring, unexploded dynamite, etc..

5. What are some other forms of energy?

Light, electrical, chemical.

6. What is the Law of the Conservation of Energy?

In a closed system, the amount of energy is constant.

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