Introduction to Energy

____________ is the ability to cause change. 

• Energy 
• Force 
• Friction
• Motion

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__________ is stored energy. 

• Potential
• Kinetic
• None of the above 
• All of the above 

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

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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Which position has the most kinetic energy?

• A
• G
• D
• B

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What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Electromagnetic

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The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

• Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
• Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy? 

• Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
• The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases 
• The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases 
• Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase 

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

• destroyed
• transferred
• created
• ignored

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A stretched object, such as a rubber band, has _____________
potential energy.

• electrical
• gravitational
• kinetic
• elastic

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