Speed and Mass Affect Kinetic Energy
Grade 5•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can build and read graphs to show the relationship between kinetic energy, mass, and speed of an object.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define kinetic energy and potential energy in your own words. Give an example of each.
2. A toy car with a mass of 0.5 kg is moving at a speed of 2 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
3. Explain how doubling the mass of an object affects its kinetic energy if its speed remains constant. How does doubling the speed affect the kinetic energy if the mass remains constant?
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