Energy

Which of the following best describes a 9 volt battery still in the package from the store?

• The battery has potential energy due to its composition.

• The battery has kinetic energy due to its composition.

• The battery has potential kinetic energy due to its composition.

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Which of the following is NOT correct?

• A mousetrap car rolling down the hallway has kinetic energy.

• A can of gasoline has compressional potential energy.

• Kinetic energy can turn into potential energy.

• Potential energy can turn into kinetic energy.

• According to the law of conservation of energy, energy is neither created nor destroyed.

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A serving size of Starburst candy contains 8 pieces of candy. The total calories for this serving is 160 calories. Which statement best describes a serving a Starburst candy?

• Starburst candy has positional potential energy.

• Starburst candy has compositional potential energy.

• Starburst candy has compressional potential energy.

• Starburst candy has kinetic energy.

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How can you increase the potential energy of a diver in an Olympic competition?

• Have the diver go to a higher diving board.

• Have the diver go to a lower diving board.

• Have the diver workout and lose weight.

• Have the diver run faster off the diving board.

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy being changed into potential energy?

• a train moving on a level track.

• a sled being pulled up to the top of a hill.

• a plate setting on the edge of a table.

• a car racing down a hill.

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when a coin is dropped, it falls to the ground. As the coin falls:

• it gains kinetic energy and gains potential energy.

• it loses kinetic energy and gains potential energy.

• it gains kinetic energy and loses potential energy.

• it loses kinetic energy and loses potential energy.

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The SI unit for energy, whether it is kinetic energy or potential energy, is the:

• Joule

• Newton

• kilogram

• Watt

What is the SI unit for force?

• the Newton

• the Joule

• the Watt

• the kilogram

At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A
• B
• D
• E

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

• The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
• The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
• The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
• The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 

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