KE vs. PE

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

• High potential energy

• low potential energy

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When the roller coaster is at Point B (the bottom of a hill) it has

• High Potential Energy

• Low Potential Energy

• Kinetic and Potential Energy are equal.

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When the roller coaster is at Point D (the middle of a hill) it has

• High Potential Energy

• Low Potential Energy

• Kinetic and Potential Energy are equal.

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When the roller coaster is at Point A (the top of a hill, not moving) it has

• High Kinetic Energy

• Low Kinetic Energy

• Kinetic and Potential Energy are equal.

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When the roller coaster is at Point B (the bottom of a hill, not moving) it has

• High Kinetic Energy

• Low Kinetic Energy

• Kinetic and Potential Energy are equal.

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The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy equals the

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• mechanical energy

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I am holding a balloon that is full of air, the balloon has

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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I released a balloon that was full of air and it is flying around the room, the balloon has

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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

• less

• More

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