Gizmo Potential Energy on Shelves | Student Exploration: Potential Energy on Shelves | All Answers Correct

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Student Exploration: Potential Energy on Shelves Vocabulary: gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, weight, work Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo... .) 1. Look at divers A and B in the picture at left. Which diver had to put the most effort into climbing to the top of his board? Explain. The diver A had to put the most effort into climbing to the top of his board because he has a greater height than diver B. 2. Which diver do you think will make the biggest splash? Explain. Diver A will make the biggest splash because he has a greater potential. Gizmo Warm-up It takes energy to climb up to the top of a diving board, and of course a diver that leaps off the board and makes a big splash in the water also has a lot of energy. But how much energy does a diver have while he is standing at the top of the diving board? Even at the top of the board, the diver has energy—a type of energy called potential energy. Potential energy is the energy an object has because of its position or shape. Using the Potential Energy on Shelves Gizmo, you will discover how gravity gives objects potential energy because of their position above the floor. 1. Which object on the SIMULATION pane most likely has the least potential energy? Why? The ball has the least potential energy because its position is at the bottom of the pane. 2. Click on the TABLE tab. The potential energy (PE) of each object is given in joules (J). List the objects in order from lowest to highest potential energies. Ball (0.00 J), paper (0.31 J), [Show More]

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