Question

Pick whether the following energy examples are potential or kinetic energy-
1. The movement of planets around the sun and other stars in the galaxy.
2. A person at the top of a diving board.
3. Water behind a dam.
4. A baseball thrown by a pitcher.
5. Launching a rocket.

Answer 1

1. Potential energy (gravitational and/or electrostatic potential energy)
2. Potential energy (gravitational potential energy)
3. Potential energy (gravitational potential energy)
4. Kinetic energy
5. Kinetic energy