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Comparing Kinetic and Potential Energy

Decide whether each item below describes kinetic or potential energy. If the item describes kinetic energy write KE or if item describes potential energy write PE in space provided. ____1. An airplane circling in preparation for landing ____2. A pile of coal ____3. A flag blowing in the wind ____4. A hat stored on the top shelf ____5. An unlit firecracker ____6. A hammer held above a nail ____7. A marble rolling around on floor in science class ____8. A new car battery ____9. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich sitting on the counter ____10. An ant crawling across picnic table ____11. A tennis racket ready to return the serve ____12. Making pancakes for a ninja ____13. A neat stack of wood ____14. Throwing darts at balloons ____15. Using wrench to tighten a bolt Pick 3 of the following scenarios and complete energy conversion on back of this page. All lost energy should be circled or labeled as LOST. Please label/draw/explain as much as necessary to answer. ---Dropping a piece of dynamite that explodes upon impact on the ground ---Plugging in toaster oven then toasting bread and eating it ---Using a saw to cut 2 x 4 in half ---Cutting fruit for a smoothie and then turning blender on ---Pouring gasoline in lawnmower, starting it and mowing grass