Mission WE3 Kinetic and Potential Energy
Mission WE3 focuses on the contrasting meaning of kinetic energy and potential energy. You should be able to disinguish between the two modes of energy and be able to recognize the presence of either form and the manner in which it changes. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Learning Outcomes
- The student should be able to define kinetic energy, identify the standard unit of kinetic energy and identify the variables which effect (and do not effect) the kinetic energy of an object.
- The student should be able to define potential energy, identify the standard unit of potential energy and identify the variables which effect (and do not effect) the potential energy of an object.
Getting Help
If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
The Physics Classroom - Work, Energy and Power Unit, Lesson 1, Part b
The Physics Classroom - Work, Energy and Power Unit, Lesson 1, Part c
- What is potential energy?
- What is kinetic energy?
- How can one know if an object has potential energy?
- How can one know if an object has kinetic energy?
- What variables would effect the potential energy possessed by an object?
- What variables would effect the kinetic energy possessed by an object?
- How does an alteration in speed effect an object's kinetic energy?
- How does one calculate the kinetic energy of an object?
- How does an alteration in height effect an object's potential energy?
- How does one calculate the potential energy of an object?