Speed and Mass Affect Kinetic Energy
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Objective
I can build and read graphs to show the relationship between kinetic energy, mass, and speed of an object.
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Define kinetic energy and potential energy in your own words. Give an example of each.
A toy car with a mass of 0.5 kg is moving at a speed of 2 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
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Exit ticket
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“A graph shows kinetic energy on the y-axis and mass on the x-axis, with speed held constant. If the mass doubles, what happens to the kinetic energy according to the graph? A graph shows kinetic energy on the y-axis and speed on the x-axis, with mass held constant. If the speed triples, what happens to the kinetic energy according to the graph? ”
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