Quiz about Potential or Kinetic Energy Assessment

Question 1

At which point is potential energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

X

Answer

Y

Answer

Z

Question 2

__________ is stored energy.

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

None of the above

Answer

All of the above

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

more

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less

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none of the above

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same

Question 4

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

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Both potential and kinetic energy

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none of the above

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Both potential and kinetic energy

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none of the above

Question 6

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

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Energy

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Friction

Question 7

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

Question 8

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

Both

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Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

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4

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

transferred

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destroyed

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created

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ignored

Question 13

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 14

Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.

Accepted Answer

created, destroyed

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gravity, force

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heat, created

Question 15

Food has _________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

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None of the above

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All of the above

Question 16

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 17

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 18

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

A car driving down a hill.

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A person running down a hill.

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A ball rolling down a hill.

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leaves rolling down a hill

Question 19

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

a swing swaying back and forth

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a ball rolling down a ramp

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a picture hanging on the wall

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a coat hanging on a hook

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