Energy PaperThere are many forms of energy. The types of energy that can affect the toy car are potential energy, kinetic energy, and frictional work. Potential is the energy of an object due to its position. Kinetic energy is the energy due to movement. Friction plays a role because it shows how much energy is needed to move the car. All of these energies are intertwined in the toy car. Potential energy is the energy that is stored in the toy car. When an object is not moving, it has potential mass energy. There are also different types of potential energy, namely: elastic, gravitational, hydroelectric and chemical (Demlin, 2000-2007). The type of potential energy that affected the toy car was gravitational potential energy. The toy car had potential energy, it was at the top of a ramp, meaning gravity was going to affect it, so the toy car had potential energy (Rouse, 2011). The toy car also had potential energy when removed. This is potential energy because the car moving backwards caused the car to store energy which is potential energy. Maximum potential energy was reached when the car clicked. The small car exhibited very different potential energy properties, as explained in the paragraph, and the potential energy was mainly associated with preparing the car for release. Kinetic energy is the energy that comes after potential energy (“Kinetic Energy”, 2011). Basically, kinetic energy is the result of potential energy. Kinetic energy would be present in the toy car when the car moves forward after being released; when the car stops, it means the kinetic energy is exhausted. Kinetic energy would have changed in a small car as the car accelerated. An example of this...... middle of paper ......Friction, although not energy, plays a role in the energy produced by the toy car. Works CitedRouse, M. Computer Glossary, Computer Terms - Technology Definitions and Cheat Sheet from WhatIs.com - The Technical Dictionary and Computer Encyclopedia. What is potential energy (U)? - Definition of WhatIs.com. Retrieved November 11, 2013 from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/potential-energy-UDamelin, D. Dameln Chemsite. Types of potential energy. Accessed November 11, 2013 from http://chemsite.lsrhs.net/chemKinetics/PotentialEnergy.html(2009, 18). How things work. Friction. Retrieved November 15, 2013 from http://www.howstuffworks.com/friction-info.htm(2003, 4). Omnium Gatherum mathematical, technical, historical and linguistic by Hans Peter. PMM Physics. About friction. Accessed November 15, 2013 from http://www.hp-gramatke.net/pmm_physics/english/page0150.htm