6.8 A - Potential and Kinetic Energy

Which of the following examples best demonstrates kinetic energy?

• A brick lying on the ground
• A kite flying across the sky 
• A television sitting on a table
• A curtain handing in the window

What is the best example of an object with only potential energy?

• A boat moving through the water
• A boulder resting on top of a cliff
• A ball being thrown across a field
• Water being poured out of a pitcher

Which of the following best represents potential energy?

• Air leaking rapidly from a car tire
• A marble sitting at the top of a ramp
• Heat radiating from a large forest fire
• Water flowing through a rubber hose

Potential energy and kinetic energy are similar in that both –

• are demonstrated when an object is at rest
• Depend on the height of an object above the ground
• Can be coverted into the other form
• Will produce an increase in the mass of an object

Which of the following is NOT an example of potential energy?

• Camila holds a basketball
• Olivia sits in her chair
• Christopher swims a lap
• Santi sits on a rock

The energy of motion describes - 

• Kinetic Energy
• Potential Energy 

The energy of position or the energy something has stored up is known as - 

• Kinetic Energy
• Potential Energy