POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY

An object from a certain height falls freely. Which of the following happens to PE

and KE when the object is half on its way down?

• loses PE and gains KE

• gains PE and loses KE

• loses both PE and KE

• gains both PE and KE

How do you compare the PE of the moving object at the highest point compared

to its KE?

• PE is greater than KE

• PE is equal to KE

• PE is lesser than KE

• KE is greater than PE

Which of the following quantities has the greatest influence on the amount of

kinetic energy of a car while traveling on a highway?

• mass

• size

• speed

• weight

Which of the following pair of quantities are the factors that affect kinetic energy?

• force and distance

• mass and height

• mass and speed

• time and height

The word kinetic comes from the Greek word kinetikos which means _______________.

The potential energy is the energy an object has due to its __________.

• mass

• motion

• position

• weight

The following conditions exhibits kinetic energy EXCEPT:

• water inside a glass

• rolling stone from the hill

• running athlete on the field

• dancing kids in the living room of the house

If a green ball is higher from the ground than a yellow ball and both have the same mass, which ball has more potential energy?

• green ball

• yellow ball

• both has the same PE

• both has the same KE

Which happens to kinetic energy if mass is doubled?

• doubled

• the same

• tripled

• quadrupled

Potential energy is the energy of an object based on its ___________.