16-1 What is energy?

What type of energy does the roller coaster have the most of as it goes down the hill?

• potential

• elastic

• kinetic

• thermal

What type of energy is at point A?

• elastic

• kinetic

• potential

• residual

As the sled goes up the ramp what type of energy does it gain?

• potential

• stored

• kinetic

• residual

Energy in motion is called __________________

• kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

• elastic potential energy

• swinging energy

Energy at rest is called ________________.

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• friction energy

• mass energy

What do you call the ability to do work?

• power

• force

• mass

• energy

What do you call the rate at which energy is transferred?

• energy

• power

• force

• speed

Which of the following is used to measure energy?

• grams

• degress

• mass

• joules

What happens to the kinetic energy If the velocity of an object is doubled?

• The kinetic energy doubles (2 times as great)

• The kinetic energy triples (3 times as great)

• The kinetic energy quadruples (4 times as great)

• Nothing happens to the kinetic energy

Unlike kinetic energy, potential energy is __________.

• stored

• released

• moving

• trapped forever