Kinetic vs. Potential Quiz

How is Kinetic Energy different from Potential Energy?

• Kinetic Energy is stored energy while Potential Energy is motion energy.
• Potential Energy is much stronger than Kinetic Energy
• Potential Energy is stored energy within an object while Kinetic Energy is energy in motion.

What is the definition of Energy?

• Energy is the ability to do WORK. It is how things CHANGE and MOVE and takes all sorts of forms.
• Energy is the strength is takes to make an object move.
• Energy is when an object is exhausted and does not move.

What form of energy is in this picture? What type of energy?

• This form of energy is chemical. The type of energy Kinetic.
• This form of energy is electrical. This type of energy is Kinetic.
• This form of energy is radiant. This type of energy is Potential.

TRUE or FALSE: An object has ZERO energy when it is not moving.

• True: Objects only have energy when they are in motion.
• False: Objects have both stored energy and motion energy.

As mass decreases, kinetic energy increases.

• True

• False

Which would increase the kinetic energy of a wagon? Select all that apply.

• add mass to the wagon

• decrease the mass of the wagon

• increase the speed of he wagon

• decrease the speed of the wagon

A dump truck, a sports car, and a bicycle are traveling at the same velocity. Which is true?

• they all have the same kinetic energy

• the sports car has the most kinetic energy

• the bicycle has the least kinetic energy

• more information is needed to compare their kinetic energy

Which indicates what happens to the kinetic energy of an object when its speed increases?

• The KE does not change

• The KE increases by the same factor as the speed increases

• The KE increases by the square of the same factor as the speed increases

• The KE decreases by the same factor as the speed increases

Moving a book to a lower shelf ________ its potential energy.

• increaes

• decreases

A kite stuck in a tree has ______ energy due to its position.

• potential

• kinetic

• chemical

• thermal