Quiz about Potential and Kinetic Energy

Question 1

What is the possible or stored energy in an object called?

Accepted Answer

Potential Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Chemical Energy

Question 2

How does potential energy become kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

When an outside force acts upon an object with potential energy, that force turns the potential energy into kinetic energy

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When something hot touches something cool, the potential energy in the hot object is turned into kinetic energy in the cool object

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Potential energy becomes kinetic when an object remains in place and continues to build up more and more energy

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Potential energy has no relation to kinetic energy

Question 3

What is chemical energy?

Accepted Answer

the potential energy in chemical compounds that is waiting to be released

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energy that is formed or caused by movement

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the movement of electrons throughout the world

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energy from the Sun or any other light source

Question 4

Which of the following has the most potential energy?

Accepted Answer

A car at the top of a hill

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A car speeding down the hill

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A person at the top of a hill

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An acorn falling off a tree

Question 5

Kinetic and potential energy both relate to:

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Motion

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Heat

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Light

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Chemicals

Question 6

What is potential energy?

Accepted Answer

The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

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The energy an object has due to its motion

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The energy an object might have if it existed

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zombies coming

Question 7

What is kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

The energy an object has due to its motion

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The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition

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The energy an object might ahve if it existed

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zombies on the roof

Question 8

What is an example of kinetic energy at work?

Accepted Answer

A frisbee flying through the air

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A ball lodged in a tree

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A car in the garage

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a booger in the nose

Question 9

What does kinetic energy depend on?

Accepted Answer

The mass and speed of an object

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The weight and volume of an object

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The buoyancy of an object

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The furriness of an object

Question 10

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

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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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A bowl of cereal on the table

Question 11

What has the least kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

An object that is not moving

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A car

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A satellite orbiting in space

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an elephant

Question 12

Can you create or destroy energy?

Accepted Answer

No

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Yes

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only if you are really strong

Question 13

True or False: The person in the picture has a lot of potential energy?

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True

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False

Question 14

True or False: The arrow has mostly potential energy.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 15

True or False: The people at the bottom of the hill have mostly potential energy.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 16

How can I gain potential energy? (choose the best answer)

Accepted Answer

Climb a mountain

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Run a mile

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Walk up the stairs

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Go down the stairs

Question 17

What type of energy is in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

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Chemical

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Sound

Question 18

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

Accepted Answer

At the top of a big hill

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At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

Question 19

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

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At the top of a big hill

Question 20

At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

E

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A

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B

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D

Question 21

Wood, batteries, gasoline, and  food are all examples of ________________________.

Accepted Answer

chemical potential energy

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gravitational potential energy

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elastic potential energy

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None of the above

Question 22

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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all of the above

Question 23

When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.

Accepted Answer

elastic

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sound

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light

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chemical

Question 24

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

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Energy

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Friction

Question 25

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

Question 26

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 27

Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

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true

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false

Question 28

Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.

Accepted Answer

The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.

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The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.

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The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.

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The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases.

Question 29

When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place.

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Kinetic energy is changed into potential energy.

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Potential energy is changed into kinetic energy.

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Chemical energy is changed into heat energy.

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Heat energy is changed into chemical energy.

Question 30

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

Accepted Answer

D

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A

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B

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C

Question 31

If these are all moving at the same speed, the vehicle with the greatest KE would be

(Think about their sizes)

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 32

Which point has the most potential energy?

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A

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G

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F

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B

Question 33

At which point of the roller coaster is potential energy the greatest?

Accepted Answer

W

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X

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Y

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Z

Question 34

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

Accepted Answer

3

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1

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2

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4

Question 35

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

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

Question 36

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

Accepted Answer

Both

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Potential

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Kinetic

Question 37

What is energy?

Accepted Answer

ability to do work

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rate of work

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Motion of an object

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force over time

Question 38

Kinetic energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

Accepted Answer

Mass

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Speed

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Height (position)

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Friction

Question 39

Conservation of energy means that

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energy can neither be created nor destroyed

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energy can be created but not destroyed

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energy can be destroyed but not created

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energy can both be created and destroyed

Question 40

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

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a tennis ball rolling across the court

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a car parked on a steep hill

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a picture hanging on the wall

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a piece of coal before it's burned

Question 41

Which one is a unit of mass?

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gram (g)

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meter (m)

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Joule (J)

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Newton (N)

Question 42

Which one is a unit of distance?

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meter (m)

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gram (g)

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liter (L)

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Joule (J)

Question 43

Force is a _____ or _______

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push     pull

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simple    complex

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up      down

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in      out

Question 44

Work done = Force x _________

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a. distance

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b. acceleration

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c. velocity

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d. speed

Question 45

The unit used to measure work is the

Accepted Answer

Joule

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Watt

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Newton

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meter

Question 46

Which situation is work not done?

Accepted Answer

holding a 20 pound box above the floor

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lifting a 20 pound box off the floor

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sliding a 20 pound box across the floor

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sliding a 20 pound box up an inclined plane

Question 47

What is work?

Accepted Answer

When the object moves in the same direction in which the force is exerted.

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A push or pull.

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A change in energy.

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The rate at which energy is transferred.

Question 48

Which is doing work?

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picking up a pencil

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pushing a wall

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holding a box

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sitting in a chair

Question 49

Which of the following is the best example of work being done?

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lifting a box

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doing homework

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pushing a stationary box

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holding a box

Question 50

An example of work is holding a heavy bag.

Accepted Answer

false

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True

Question 51

Work is a measurement of how much force is applied over a certain

Accepted Answer

distance

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velocity

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shape

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size

Question 52

You do work only when you exert a force on an object and move it.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 53

If you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m, how much work have you done?

Accepted Answer

120 J

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30 J

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120 N

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30 N

Question 54

Both work and energy are measured in

Accepted Answer

joules

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newtons

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meters

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seconds

Question 55

Which of the following is the best example of work being done?

Accepted Answer

lifting a box

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doing homework

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pushing a stationary box

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holding a box

Question 56

A girl pushes a box across the floor. Did she do work?

Accepted Answer

Yes.

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No.

Question 57

Fred kicks a ball with a force of 20N to George, who is 5M away. How much work was done to the ball?

Accepted Answer

100J

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25J

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4J

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75J

Question 58

What is work?

Accepted Answer

Force x Distance

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Force / Distance

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Distance / Force

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Force + Distance

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