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Oh no! This box of cargo had too much energy, and it almost knocked me down!
What Happened?
An object’s weight affects the energy that it has to travel a certain distance. When you lift an object higher in the air, you give it more potential energy. Heavy objects have more potential energy in the air than light objects, because gravity gives the objects more weight and pulls them toward the Earth’s surface. Then, the energy that an object has when it is moving (its kinetic energy) decides how far it goes before gravity brings it to the ground. Learn more about energy.
You may not need to lift this box of cargo up so high or give it such a hard shove to swing it across the canyon.
Too bad! This box of cargo didn’t have enough energy to make it across the canyon
What Happened?
Remember, this cliff is higher than the last one, so the box of cargo needs more energy to travel the distance. You can give an object more potential energy by lifting it higher in the air. However, the rock overhang gets in the way of lifting the box of cargo high enough. You can make up the difference in the height by using a little force to push it. The force and the height both increase the box’s energy to make it up the cliff. Learn more about energy.
Try lifting this box of cargo up a little higher or give it a harder push to swing it across the canyon next time.
Oh no! This box of cargo had too much energy, and it almost knocked me down!
What Happened?
An object’s weight affects the energy it needs to swing across the canyon. Learn more about energy.
You may not need to lift this box of cargo up so high or give it such a hard shove to swing it across the canyon.
Too bad! This box of cargo didn’t have enough energy to make it across the canyon
What Happened?
An object’s weight affects the energy it needs to swing across the canyon. Learn more about energy.
Try lifting this box of cargo up a little higher or give it a harder push to swing it across the canyon next time.
Woo-hoo! You figured out the right amount of energy to send this box over.
What Happened?
You came up with the right mix of height and force to get these new cameras safely across the canyon.
Now, go try another one!
Woo-hoo! You figured out the right amount of energy to send this box over.
What Happened?
You came up with the right mix of height and force to get these new cameras safely across the canyon.
