ScienceYears 10–11Physics — Energy

Energy

Describe energy stores and transfers, conservation of energy, efficiency, and thermal insulation

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a ball sitting on a shelf. It has stored energy — like a coiled spring waiting to be released!

  2. 2

    What kind of energy does a ball on a shelf have?

  3. 3

    Drag the ball to different heights on the shelf. See how the stored energy changes!

  4. 4

    A 2 kg ball is on a 5 m high shelf. How much gravitational potential energy does it have? (g = 10 N/kg)

  5. 5

    A 3 kg ball is on a 4 m shelf. What is its GPE? (g = 10 N/kg)

  6. 6

    Energy can't be made or destroyed — it only changes form. That's the law of conservation of energy!

  7. 7

    What happens to total energy when a ball falls?

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