Potential and Kinetic energy

• The car at point A has more kinetic energy than the car at point C.
• The car at point C has less kinetic energy than the car at point B.
• The car at point C has more kinetic energy than the car at point B.
• The car at point D has less potential energy than the car at point B.

 The maximum kinetic energy of a box sliding from the top of a ramp to the bottom is

• at the top
• at the bottom
• at the exact middle of the ramp
• stored equally within the box at all locations

Which object has the MOST kinetic energy?

• a car traveling 25 km/h
• a car traveling at 10 km/h
• a person running at 10 km/h
• a person on a bicycle traveling at 25 km/h

You get to ride a thrilling water slide as depicted in the diagram. Each letter represents a location along the ride. Between which two points would you predict the GREATEST change in gravitational potential energy?

• A to B
• B to D
• C to D
• D to E

Which of these BEST describes the kinetic energy of a roller coaster going around a loop?

• At the top of the loop, it will have maximum kinetic energy
• on the way up the loop it will have maximum kinetic energy
• at the top of the loop it will have minimum kinetic energy
• On the way down right before it gets to the bottom it will have minimum kinetic energy

A book falls from a desk. Which  BEST describes the book’s change in potential energy?

• The potential energy is increased so the total amount of energy is increased
• The potential energy is decreased so the total energy is decreased
• The potential energy is increased so the total is decreased
• Potential energy will change to kinetic energy, but the total energy remains constant

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which type of energy transformation does NOT describe potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?

• Compressing a spring.
• A ball falling off a shelf.
•  bike coasting down a hill.
• Releasing a stretched rubber band.

A book is resting on a table. The book has

• kinetic energy only.
• both kinetic and potential energy.
• potential energy only.
• neither kinetic or potential energy.

• up a hill.
• down a hill.
• up a hill and then rolling back down the other side.
• down a hill and then rolling back up the other side.