Potential & Kinetic Energy Review

An object falls from the sky, which type(s) of energy does the object have? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!!

• Potential Energy

• Magnetic Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Sound Energy

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Which of the following have kinetic energy?

• A kid running on the playground

• A baseball being thrown through the air

• A car moving down a road

• A ball sitting at the top of a hill

• A pencil sitting still on a desk

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Which of the following is an example of an object with elastic potential energy?

• Rubber bands

• A car at the top of a hill

• Trampoline

• A child at the top of a slide

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At which point is kinetic energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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Investigating which of the following questions would involve kinetic energy?

• What is the effect of a boat’s shape on the speed the boat travels?

• Do boats float higher in salt or fresh water?

• How does the color of a boat affect heat absorption?

• What material makes the strongest boat?

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Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy

• W & Y
• X & Z

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At which position would potential energy be greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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Which of the following best represents potential energy?

• air leaking rapidly from a car tire

• heat radiating from a large forest fire

• a marble sitting at the top of a ramp

• water flowing through a rubber hose

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At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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The unit of measure for potential and kinetic energy is the

• Watt

• Joule

• Meter

• Newton