POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY

Basic Science JSS2 Second Term

WEEK TWO

POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY

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REFERENCE
Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 2

TOPIC: POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY

Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its movement. Potential energy is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position or state. While the kinetic energy of an object is relative to the state of other objects in its environment, potential energy is completely independent of its environment. Hence the acceleration of an object is not evident in the movement of one object, where other objects in the same environment are also in motion. For example, a bullet whizzing past a person who…