Quiz about Potential and Kinetic Energy

Question 1

At which point is potential energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

X

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Y

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Z

Question 2

__________ is stored energy.

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Potential

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Kinetic

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None of the above

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All of the above

Question 3

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

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more

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less

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none of the above

Answer

same

Question 4

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

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Both potential and kinetic energy

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none of the above

Question 5

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

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a. a car parked on a steep hill

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c. a picture hanging on the wall

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d. a piece of coal before it's burned

Question 6

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

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Energy

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Friction

Question 7

Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.

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transferred

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destroyed

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created

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ignored

Question 8

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

Question 9

Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

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true

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false

Question 10

At which point is kinetic energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

X

Answer

W

Answer

Y

Answer

Z

Question 11

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

Accepted Answer

Height and mass

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Friction and movement

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Mass and Movement

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Height and Friction

Question 12

What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?

Accepted Answer

Both

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Potential

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Kinetic

Question 13

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

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3

Answer

1

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2

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4

Question 14

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 15

What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

mass and speed

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time and energy

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power and mass

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time and work

Question 16

Which of the following is an exmaple of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

a person walking up a hill

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a person parachuting out of a plane

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a car racing around an oval track

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a person skiing down a hill

Question 17

Which is an example of potential energy?

Accepted Answer

the pulled back string on an archers's bow

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a roller coaster speeding down a hill

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releasing the strings on a guitar

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an electric current lighting a light bulb

Question 18

Choose the BEST answer that is an example of an energy transformation from potential energy to kinetic energy.

Accepted Answer

a ball standing still then rolling down a ramp

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a picture hanging on the wall

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a swing swaying back and forth

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a coat hanging on a hook

Question 19

Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.

Accepted Answer

The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.

Answer

The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.

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The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.

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The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases.

Question 20

When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy is changed into potential energy.

Answer

Potential energy is changed into kinetic energy.

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Chemical energy is changed into heat energy.

Answer

Heat energy is changed into chemical energy.

Question 21

When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum (most) kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

At the bottom of each hill.

Answer

At the top of each hill.

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As you go down each hill.

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As you go up each hill.

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