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Infinite Potential
Forms of Kinetic Energy Guided Reading
Mission 1
1.
How was the solar flare detected by scientists? The event was detected by the Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite as a sudden increase in x-ray radiation
2. What is a CME? How can it affect Earth? A CME is a coronal mass ejection that is a magnetic bubble
or twist of magnetic field lines that lift off from the sun. If a CME reaches the Earth, it could interact
with the Earth’s magnetic field produce severe and costly damage.
3. Compare and contrast potential energy and kinetic energy. Both are categories of energy. Potential
energy is stored energy while kinetic energy is energy of motion.
4. Where does the snowboarder have potential energy? The snowboarder has potential energy when she is
stopped at the top of the hill.
5. Where does the snowboarder have kinetic energy? The snowboarder has kinetic energy as she races
down the hill.
6. What ability does all potential energy have? All potential energy has the stored ability to move matter.
7. On what three things does gravitational potential energy depend? Gravitational potential energy
depends on the mass of the object, the height of the object, and the acceleration of the object.
8. What is the equation for gravitational potential energy? PE = mgh
9. What is elastic potential energy? Elastic potential energy is the energy stored energy that allows an
object to return to its original shape.
10. What is the magnetic potential energy? The magnetic potential energy is the energy of repulsion or
attraction between two magnets.
11. What is electrostatic potential energy? The electrostatic potential energy is the energy of repulsion or
attraction between electrically charged objects.
12. What is chemical potential energy? Give an example of chemical potential energy. Chemical potential
energy is energy stored in the bonds of a substance. Gasoline molecules react with oxygen to release
energy in the form of an explosion.
13. What is nuclear potential energy? Nuclear potential energy is the energy stored in bonds of subatomic
particles.
14. How is nuclear potential energy released? The energy is released by either splitting or fusing atoms
through the processes of fission and fusion.
15. What is the law of conservation of mass? The Law of Conservation of Mass states that in any chemical
reaction, the total mass of the reactants equals the total mass of the products. The mass that you start
with equals the mass that you end with.