Energy is the ability to do work and comes in two main forms: potential and kinetic energy. Potential energy is stored energy that can be transformed into kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion. The document provides examples of potential energy, like the energy stored in a boulder at the top of a mountain or in chemicals like baking soda and vinegar, being transformed into kinetic energy through motion when the boulder rolls down the mountain or the chemicals are mixed and react.

2. What is energy?
Energy is the ability to
do work.

3. In the Human Body Unit,
you learned that
energy is essential for the
functioning of all body
systems.

4. In the Ocean Unit, you
learned that
the sun is the primary
source of all energy.
energy is the driving force
of the food web.

5. In the Wise Use of Resources
Unit you learned that
obtaining, transforming, and
distributing energy affects
the environment.

6. Energy is classified as
Potential Energy

7. Kinetic Energy
or

8. Potential Energy is
stored energy.

9. Kinetic Energy is
energy due to the
motion of an object.

10. Imagine yourself on a
trampoline.
The trampoline has a
large amount of
potential energy.
As the trampoline
pushes you upward, it
is starting to transfer
its potential energy to
you.
The instant you leave
the trampoline you have
kinetic energy.

12. Some objects have
potential energy
because of their
position.

13. The boulder
on top of
the
mountain
has
potential
energy.

14. When the
boulder
begins to
roll down
the
mountain,
the
potential
energy is
changed into
kinetic
energy.
When it
reaches the
bottom of
the
mountain, it
stops
rolling.

15. Some substances have
potential energy
because of their
chemistry.
Baking soda and vinegar
have potential energy
because of their
chemistry.
When the two
chemicals are mixed, a
gas is formed and the
mixture begins to
bubble and fizz.

16. BakingSoda
Vinegar

25. When the chemicals are
combined the potential
energy is transformed
into kinetic energy.

26. A rocket on a launching pad
has what type of energy?POTENTIAL!!!!!!

27. When the rocket is launched, the
potential energy is changed to ...Kinetic Energy!!!!