Force, motion, and energy
6.8(A)Stored Energy Versus Moving Energy
Compare and contrast gravitational, elastic, and chemical potential energies with kinetic energy.
Part of The student knows that the total energy in systems is conserved through energy transfers and transformations
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Stored Energy vs. Moving Energy
Energy can be stored, waiting to be used, or it can be moving. This lesson compares three kinds of stored energy—gravitational, elastic, and chemical potential energy—with kinetic energy, the energy of anything in motion.
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