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Student Exploration: Potential Energy on Shelves Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: gravitationa... l 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. Diver A had to put more effort into climbing to his board since it is higher 2. Which diver do you think will make the biggest splash? Explain. I think that Diver A will make the biggest splash because it will have more kinetic energy 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? [Show More]

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