Kinetic Energy

Kinetic energy is energy an object has because of its

• Composition

• Position

• Density

• Motion

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Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

• A bowling ball resting on the ground

• A bowling ball lifted off the ground

• A car driving down the road

• A car parked on the street

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What are the two main forms of energy?

• Kinetic and potential energy

• kinetic and electricity

• Potential energy and wind energy

• Potential energy and electricity

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What is potential energy?

• The energy of an object due to its motion

• The energy of an object due to its position

• The energy of an object due to its speed

• The energy of an object due to its volume

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The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on its

• Mass and volume

• Volume and speed

• Speed and position

• Mass and speed

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Which of the bowling balls has the most potential energy?

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Which of the following has the most kinetic energy?

• A car traveling at 20 kilometers per hour

• A tractor traveling at 20 kilometers per hour

• A bicycle traveling at 20 kilometers per hour

• A motorcycle traveling at 20 kilometers per hour

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When is kinetic energy transferred between objects?

• When they pass one another

• When they travel at the same speed

• When they have the same amount of potential energy

• When they collide

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Generators transform kinetic energy into:

• Running water

• Potential energy

• Electricity

• Wind energy

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What does it mean that energy cannot be created or destroyed?

• Potential energy cannot be transformed into kinetic energy

• Energy can only be transformed

• Kinetic energy cannot be transformed into kinetic energy

• Kinetic energy cannot be transformed into potential energy

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