Mario's Energy Adventure 2014 | Page 6

Kinetic and Potential Energy Mario comes to the Koopa King’s lair where the princess lay “To save the princess, you must make use of kinetic energy,” says the koopa king Mario- “This monster I shall slay!” Koopa King- “Go ahead, take a swing!” Mario sees a large rock on the floor “I know that potential energy isn’t in motion, So that means that kinetic energy is needed to move the ore!” Mario threw the rock and ended the commotion and alas, the Koopa King is no more! The princess is now free And all the land is safe! -----Kinetic energy is energy in motion while potential energy has the potential to be put in motion. -----Potential energy can store energy for later use. -----Kinetic energy is helpful to us because it is the thing that causes things to move. Without it, everything would always be stationary.