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POTENTIAL ENERGY AND KINETIC ENERGY | ||
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Potential Energy is ‘stored’ energy, that is not moving, it is stationary and yet has the ‘potential’ to move. Kinetic energy is released when an object moves. | ||
POTENTIAL ENERGY Waiting to be released / jump into action. Jeff lies asleep dreaming of butterflies. |
KINETIC ENERGY Jeff is called by his mum. His breakfast is ready and he jumps into action, running down the stairs to the kitchen. |
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ANOTHER EXAMPLE POTENTIAL ENERGY
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Jeff, in his bathtub on wheels, is sat at the top of a hill, not moving - potential energy as gravity plus Jeff's weight, could start the tub moving. When the bathtub starts to freewheel down the hill, it becomes kinetic energy. |
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