1. Energy of motion - Kinetic Energy
2. Stored energy - Potential Energy
3. A roller coaster pauses at the top highest peak - Potential Energy
4. A roller coaster descends and accelerates - Kinetic Energy
5. A rubber band is stretched and released - Potential Energy
6. A soccer ball is kicked - Kinetic Energy
7. A snowboarder looks down the mountain - Potential Energy
8. A spring is compressed - Potential Energy
9. A glass teetering on the edge of a table - Potential Energy
10. The glass falls - Kinetic Energy
11. Electricity is the energy of electrons in motion - Kinetic Energy
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. In the example of the falling book, the potential energy stored in the book due to its height is converted into kinetic energy as it falls. When the book hits the lamp, the kinetic energy is transferred to the lamp, causing it to move. This illustrates the transformation of energy from potential to kinetic and then to another form of energy.
Gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy are both types of potential energy. Gravitational potential energy is due to an object's height above the ground, while elastic potential energy is stored in objects that can be stretched or compressed, like a spring. Both forms of potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy when the object is released.
An example of potential energy is a stretched rubber band. When released, it converts its stored elastic potential energy into kinetic energy as it snaps back to its original shape.
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