Name: _______________________________________________

Hour:___________
Kinetic and Potential Energy Conversion
Part 1: Phet Skatepark Simulation
Fill in the energy pie charts for the top, bottom, and middle of the hill. Make sure to label the different
types of energy.
Top

Bottom

Middle

Part 2: Energy Conversion Videos

1. What form of potential energy do the buildings have?
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2. What form of energy do the buildings have as they fall? What form do they have after the dust
settles?
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3. What form of potential energy do the waterfalls have?

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4. What form of energy does the water have as it falls? What other form does it have as it flows?
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Part 3: Energy Calculations

Gravitational Potential Energy
Equation: ________________________

Variables: _____________________
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GPE = ________________

Kinetic Energy
1

Equation: KE = 2 mv2

Variables: m = mass (in kg)

v = velocity (in m/s)

Calculating velocity:

velocity = ________________

Part 4: Final Questions

5. Explain the energy conversion that happens when a skateboarder rolls from the top of a hill to
the bottom of the hill WITH FRICTION. Make sure to write the forms of energy before the
change and after the change.
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B
6. Fill in the energy pie charts for each point (A, B, and C) on the half-pipe WITH FRICTION. Make
sure to label the types of energy.
A

B
7. Explain the energy conversion that happens when a skateboarder rolls from point A to point B,
and from Point B to point C. Make sure to write the forms of energy before the change and after
the change.
Point A to Point B:
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Point B to Point C:
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