Kinetic & Potential Energy

Which of these has kinetic energy?

• a book sitting on a shelf

• hat and gloves on a table

• cars parked in a parking lot

• a child throwing a football

Which of these has the most kinetic energy?

• a 25 kg fish tank sitting on a table

• a 100 g fish swimming in a fish tank

• a 7,500 kg car parked on a steep hill

• a 100 kg boulder suspended from a cliff

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

At which point does the ball have the greatest amount of gravitational potential energy?

• w

• x

• y

• z

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Where is the most potential energy?

• A

• B

• F

• G

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Where is the most kinetic energy?

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which point shows where kinetic energy starts transforming into potential energy again?

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

When does potential energy first turn into kinetic energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which point shows kinetic energy being transformed into potential energy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which of the following would change the kinetic energy the most of an object in motion?

• reducing the mass by half

• reducing the speed by half

• doubling the mass of the object

• doubling the speed of the object

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which variable most affects potential energy?

• wind speed

• height

• seismic activity

• barometric pressure

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2