Kinetic and Potential Energy Practice

Front

What type of energy does a roller coaster have at the bottom of a hill?

Back

High kinetic energy.

Front

What is the formula that represents the relationship between potential energy and kinetic energy?

Back

The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy equals mechanical energy.

Front

True or False: When an object’s kinetic energy increases, its potential energy must decrease due to the conservation of energy.

Back

True.

Front

What is the term for energy due to motion?

Back

Kinetic energy.

Front

At which point does a pendulum have the greatest potential energy?

Back

At the highest point of its swing.

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

Energy stored in an object due to its position or configuration.

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

Energy that an object possesses due to its motion.

Front

How does the height of an object affect its potential energy?

Back

Potential energy increases with height.

Front

What is mechanical energy?

Back

The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system.

Front

What happens to the total mechanical energy of a system in the absence of external forces?

Back

It remains constant due to the conservation of energy.