Science Y 5-6 Gravitational Potential Energy

What is kinetic energy?

• Moving energy

• Resting energy

If an object has a larger mass , will it have a greater kinetic energy?

• Yes

• No

2 snowballs are moving down a hill. The one is a large snowball and the other is smaller. Which one will have the LESSER amount of kinetic energy?

• The large snowball

• The small snowball

The blue runner weighs 70kgs. The green runner weighs 65kgs. When running which runner will have the greater kinetic energy?

• The blue runner

• The green runner

Gravitational potential energy is the potential energy an object has due to gravity.

• True

• False

Which ball will have the greater gravitational potential energy?

• The tennis ball

• The basketball

Skier blue weighs 60kgs. Skier white weighs 67kgs. Which skier will have the higher gravitational potential energy?

• The blue skier

• The white skier

There are 2 apples falling from a tree. The one apple is higher up in the tree and the other apple is lower in the tree. If they fall off at the same time, which apple will have the greater gravitational potential energy?

• The higher apple

• The lower apple

Two rollercoasters run at the same time. Rollercoaster 1 has 20 passengers and rollercoaster 2 has 7 passengers. Which rollercoaster will have the lesser gravitational potential energy?

• Rollercoaster 1

• Rollercoaster 2

What is potential energy?

• The energy an object holds

• The energy an object activates