Kinetic Energy Exploration

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🏃‍♂️ Part 1: Understanding Kinetic Energy

1. What is kinetic energy? Choose the best answer.

Energy from food

Energy from movement

Energy from the sun

Energy from batteries

2. Which of these objects have kinetic energy? Tick all that apply.

A ball rolling down a hill

A book sitting on a desk

A car driving on the road

A bird flying in the sky

A tree standing in the garden

3. Fill in the blanks using the words: moving, kinetic, energy

When something is _____________, it has _____________ _____________.

4. Circle the correct answer: A faster moving object has _____________ kinetic energy than a slower moving object.

less

the same

5. In our ball rolling experiment, which ball do you think had more kinetic energy? Explain why.

6. Draw or describe three examples of kinetic energy you can see at school.

7. Complete this sentence: The kinetic energy of an object depends on how ________ it is moving.

8. Explain in your own words: What happens to kinetic energy when something stops moving?

9. What was the most interesting thing you learned about kinetic energy today?

10. How could you use your knowledge of kinetic energy to explain why we need to be careful around moving objects?