Items associated with this NGSS statement in this project (ASPECt)
and other key ideas
EG087001
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A coconut has the most gravitational potential energy before it falls from a tree because a coconut is at the highest point above the ground before it falls.
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EG014003
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The gravitational potential energy of an object decreases as it falls.
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EG067002
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The gravitational potential energy of a space shuttle increases as it gets higher in the sky.
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EG017004
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For two students of equal height and weight, the student standing on the higher diving board has more gravitational potential energy than the student standing on the lower diving board.
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EG019005
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When a bird is flying with a stick in its mouth, the bird has more gravitational potential energy because it weighs more than the stick.
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EG069002
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For two boxes that have the same amount of gravitational potential energy, the box that is on the lower shelf weighs more.
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EG089001
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Two apples hanging from a tree will have different amounts of gravitational potential energy if one is hanging higher in the tree than the other.
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EG091001
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Two airplanes that are flying at same distance from the ground will have the same amount of gravitational potential energy if they have the same mass.
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RG048002
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A weight will have more energy when it is 6 feet above the ground than when it is 3 feet above the ground because the higher an object is the more energy it has.
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RG050002
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A flower pot on the taller post has more energy than a flower pot on the shorter post because it is higher above the ground.
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RG044002
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Decreasing the distance between two objects decreases the gravitational potential energy between them.
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RG045002
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For a system containing two objects, the amount of gravitational potential energy depends on the mass of both objects.
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EG090002
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Two identical balls that are thrown up in the air will have the same amount of gravitational potential energy when they are at the same height above the ground.
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EG088002
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When two children who weigh the same are on a teeter-totter, the child who is up has more gravitational potential energy than the child who is down.
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RG046003
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The amount of gravitational potential energy in a system containing a rocket and the earth can be determined from the distance between the rocket and the earth, the mass of the rocket, and the mass of the earth.
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RG042003
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The gravitational potential energy of a system of two objects can be increased by pulling them farther apart.
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RG043004
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Gravitational potential energy exists on both the earth and the moon because all objects, including the earth and moon, exert attractive forces on all other objects.
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RG178001
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When a bird and a piece of food are at the same height above the ground, the bird has more gravitational potential energy because the it has more mass than the food.
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RG179001
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The gravitational potential energy of a falling rock at 50 meters is half of the gravitational potential energy at 100 meters because the amount of gravitational potential energy an object has is directly proportional to the height the object is above the ground.
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RG052003
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The more a rubber band is stretched the more energy it has.
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RG053003
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A spring will jump higher if it is compressed more before letting go.
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RG054003
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A spring has more energy if it is compressed more.
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EG036005
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The elastic energy of an object that is being stretched depends on how much the object is stretched and how difficult it is to stretch it.
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EG086002
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The elastic energy of an object that is being compressed depends on how much the object is compressed and how difficult it is to compress it.
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EG042004
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A spring has elastic energy when it is stretched and when it is compressed.
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EG035005
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The elastic energy of a spring increases when a student compresses it.
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EG040004
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For two rubber bands stretched the same amount, the rubber band that was harder to stretch has more elastic energy.
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EG041004
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For two identical rubber bands, the rubber band that is stretched more has more elastic energy.
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EG043005
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For two identical springs, the spring that is compressed more has more elastic energy.
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EG044003
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For two identical elastic objects, the object that has more elastic energy is stretched more.
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RG083002
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A box on the top shelf has more energy than a box on a lower shelf because the box on the higher shelf is farther from the ground.
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RG084002
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A pot that is hanging outside the second floor window has more energy then a pot hanging outside the first floor window because it is higher above the ground.
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RG134002
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An elevator carrying more mass will have more gravitational potential energy than an identical elevator carrying less mass because gravitational potential energy increases as mass increases.
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RG169002
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Three people have the same amount of gravitational potential energy when they are all on the same floor of a building because gravitational potential energy depends on how high the object’s final position is above the earth.
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RG133002
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The gravitational potential energy of a system containing a planet and a moon would be greater after the distance between the moon and planet increases..
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RG132002
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When comparing three springs, the spring that is harder to stretch will have more elastic potential energy than the other springs if they are all stretched the same amount.
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RG167002
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Stretching a rubber band increases the amount of elastic potential energy because the distance between the molecules that make up the rubber band increases, and intermolecular forces act to restore the molecules to the unstretched distance.
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RG047003
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If a weightlifter drops a weight on their toes, it will hurt more if it is dropped from 6 feet than if it is dropped from 3 feet because the higher an object is the more energy it has.
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RG049003
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A rock on the higher post is more likely to break when it falls than a rock on a lower post because the rock on the higher post is farther from the ground.
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EG022004
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A person will have the same amount of gravitational potential energy at the top of a mountain regardless of the path the person takes to get there.
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RG051003
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A rubber band that is stretched more will travel farther when let go than a rubber band that is stretched less because the more a rubber band is stretched the farther it will travel.
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RG117002
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More energy is transferred when a magnetic force acts over a greater distance.
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NG002004
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An inflated balloon flying around the room as the air leaves the balloon involves the transformation of elastic energy to motion energy.
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NG021003
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When a hockey puck that is sliding along a level floor hits a wall, motion energy and elastic energy are involved in an energy transformation while the puck is in contact with the wall.
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NG049004
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When a spring is used to shoot a cart across the floor, the spring transfers energy to the cart. (This item uses bar graphs to illustrate the amount of elastic energy the spring has and the amount of motion energy the cart has as the cart is rolling across the floor.)
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RG124002
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A child places a small stone in a slingshot and pulls the elastic band back. When the elastic band is released, the energy of the stone increases, and the energy of the elastic band decreases.
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RG197001
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The stronger the intermolecular forces, the greater the amount of elastic potential energy there is for a given length stretched.
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Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation