Let's go through each image and determine whether it illustrates
Kinetic Energy or
Potential Energy, with explanations.
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🔹 Kinetic Energy = energy of motion
🔹 Potential Energy = stored energy (due to position, state, or configuration)
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1. Tennis racket hitting a ball
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✔ Kinetic
The ball is in motion → kinetic energy.
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2. Gas pump
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✔ Potential
Gasoline stores chemical energy that can be used later → chemical potential energy.
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3. Hamburger
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✔ Potential
Food contains chemical energy stored in bonds → chemical potential energy.
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4. Children playing with a ball
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✔ Kinetic
The ball is being thrown and moving → kinetic energy.
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5. Coal
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✔ Potential
Coal stores chemical energy → chemical potential energy.
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6. Bow and arrow (drawn back)
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✔ Potential
The stretched bow has elastic potential energy.
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7. Battery
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✔ Potential
Stores electrical/chemical energy → potential energy.
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8. Balloon with "Energy" written on it, inflating
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✔ Potential
Air pressure inside the balloon stores elastic potential energy.
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9. Girl holding a ball at height (on a platform)
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✔ Potential
The ball has gravitational potential energy due to its height.
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10. Bicyclists going up and down a hill
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✔ Kinetic
They are in motion → kinetic energy.
*(Note: At the top, they'd have more potential, but the image shows movement → kinetic is correct for this context.)*
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11. Stretched spring
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✔ Potential
Elastic potential energy stored in the spring.
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12. Person lifting an object (raised object)
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✔ Potential
Object has gravitational potential energy due to height.
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13. Balloon (not inflated, just floating?)
- Wait — this looks like a
deflated or
uninflated balloon? But if it's just sitting there…
Actually, this seems like a
normal balloon not doing anything.
But since it’s not moving and no tension or height involved → likely
Potential?
However, if it's about to pop or has air pressure, maybe potential.
But based on appearance:
No motion → possibly
Potential (stored energy in rubber or air), but it's ambiguous.
But looking closely — it's just a green balloon, not stretched or high up → probably
Potential due to stored elastic energy if inflated, even if not shown.
✔ Potential (assumed inflated, so elastic potential energy)
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14. Dynamite
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✔ Potential
Chemical potential energy stored in explosives.
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15. Ball falling from a height
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✔ Kinetic
The ball is falling → in motion → kinetic energy.
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16. Man pushing a cart down a slope
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✔ Kinetic
The cart is moving → kinetic energy.
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✔ Final Answers:
| Image | Energy Type |
|------|-------------|
| 1. Tennis ball hit |
Kinetic |
| 2. Gas pump |
Potential |
| 3. Hamburger |
Potential |
| 4. Kids playing ball |
Kinetic |
| 5. Coal |
Potential |
| 6. Bow & arrow (drawn) |
Potential |
| 7. Battery |
Potential |
| 8. Inflated balloon |
Potential |
| 9. Girl holding ball high |
Potential |
| 10. Bicyclists on hill |
Kinetic |
| 11. Stretched spring |
Potential |
| 12. Raised object |
Potential |
| 13. Green balloon |
Potential |
| 14. Dynamite |
Potential |
| 15. Ball falling |
Kinetic |
| 16. Man pushing cart |
Kinetic |
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🟩 Summary:
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Kinetic Energy: 1, 4, 10, 15, 16
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Potential Energy: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14
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✔ So, the task is to
select "Kinetic" or "Potential" under each image. Based on physics principles, the correct answers are as above.
Let me know if you want a printable version or worksheet-style answer!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of potential kinetic energy worksheet.
