Potential vs Kinetic

Hello its Ion_Turtle again. I'm going to talk about Potential and Kinetic energy! This time I'm going to try to explain it with video games as much as I can.

First we have to say what energy is. Energy id the ability to make something happen. In  layman's terms, if the object or person can do something it has energy.

Potential and Kinetic energy are related to movement. Kinetic energy is the energy that a moving object has. The more speed and mass an object has the more kinetic energy it has. If a bicycle is riding down a hill next to a truck at the same speed the truck will have more kinetic energy because it has more mass. Another example is if Mario and Wario are running next to each other. Wario has more kinetic energy because he is bigger. Even if Mario runs a little faster Wario will still have a little more.


Ok. Now lets get into potential energy. Potential energy is the energy that some has when it isn't moving. It is the possibility to move. The higher something is and the more mass it has gives it more potencial energy. If you have two rocks together on a cliff and they are the same size then they will have the same potential energy. If one rock is larger then it has more potential energy. Think of Mario and Wario about to jump on a Goomba. Wario will have more potential energy and will crush the Goomba harder. If Mario gets much higher then he will have more potential energy.



Energy can be transferred or stored. It can not be created or destroyed. Also kinetic energy can be transferred from one object to another. This can be seen if you are playing a racing game like Need For Speed or something and you crash. If you crash into another car that is standing still then you will transfer your kinetic energy to it slowing you down and making it move. Also if you have a head on collision the car with more kinetic energy will move forward a little after the crash while the car with less will move back.



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