Quiz about Kinetic and Potential Energy

Question 1

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.

Accepted Answer

potential

Answer

kinetic

Answer

none of the above

Answer

all of the above

Question 2

which point has the most potential energy

Accepted Answer

a

Answer

G

Answer

f

Answer

b

Question 3

Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy

Accepted Answer

X & Z

Answer

W & Y

Question 4

How much pontential energy is at the top of a hill on a rollar coaster ride

Accepted Answer

100%

Answer

50%

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0%

Answer

20%

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases

Answer

Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease

Answer

The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases

Answer

Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 7

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

transferred

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destroyed

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created

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ignored

Question 9

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 10

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

Answer

all of the above

Question 11

__________ is stored energy.

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

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None of the above

Answer

All of the above

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 13

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 14

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

Answer

a. a car parked on a steep hill

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c. a picture hanging on the wall

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d. a piece of coal before it's burned

Question 15

Which is an example of potential energy?

Accepted Answer

the pulled back string on an archers's bow

Answer

a roller coaster speeding down a hill

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releasing the strings on a guitar

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an electric current lighting a light bulb

Question 16

Where would a person have to be located to have the minimum gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

down in the basement

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up on the roof

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in the middle

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outside

Question 17

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

Accepted Answer

Height and mass

Answer

Friction and movement

Answer

Mass and Movement

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Height and Friction

Question 18

Food has _________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

None of the above

Answer

All of the above

Question 19

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 20

Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 21

If all objects are moving as the exact same speed, which would have the greatest kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

box of 20 textbooks

Answer

tennis ball

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football

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notebook

Question 22

What is the unit for energy?

Accepted Answer

Joule (J)

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kilogram (kg)

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meter (m)

Answer

Newton (N)

Question 23

What is the unit for force?

Accepted Answer

Newton (N)

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kilogram (kg)

Answer

meter (m)

Answer

Joule (J)

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