Potential and Kinetic Energy Quiz

What is potential energy?

• The energy that an object has due to its position or state.

• The energy that an object has due to its temperature

• The energy that an object has due to its speed

• The energy that an object has due to its color

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How is kinetic energy calculated?

• KE = mass * velocity

• KE = mass + velocity

• KE = 0.5 * mass * velocity^2

• KE = mass / velocity

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What is gravitational potential energy?

• The energy stored in the bonds of a molecule

• The energy an object possesses due to its position in a gravitational field.

• The energy of an object at rest

• The energy of an object in motion

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What is elastic potential energy?

• Energy stored in an object when it is at rest

• Energy stored in an object when it is heated

• Energy stored in an object when it is in motion

• Energy stored in an object when it is stretched or compressed

Give an example of an object with high potential energy.

• A book placed on a high shelf

• A feather floating in the air

• A car parked on a flat road

• A ball rolling on the ground

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Give an example of an object with high kinetic energy.

• car

• pencil

• tree

• rock

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Explain the relationship between potential and kinetic energy.

• Potential energy is converted into kinetic energy when an object is in motion.

• Potential energy and kinetic energy are completely unrelated

• Kinetic energy is converted into potential energy when an object is in motion

• Potential energy is always greater than kinetic energy

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How does the height of an object affect its gravitational potential energy?

• The gravitational potential energy remains the same

• The gravitational potential energy increases

• The gravitational potential energy becomes kinetic energy

• The gravitational potential energy decreases

What factors affect the elastic potential energy of an object?

• Mass and amount of stretch or compression

• Volume and density

• Speed and direction

• Color and temperature

Explain the concept of energy conservation in the context of potential and kinetic energy.

• Potential energy can be converted into sound energy and vice versa

• Kinetic energy can be converted into light energy and vice versa

• The total amount of energy increases when potential energy is converted into kinetic energy

• Potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy and vice versa, but the total amount of energy remains constant.

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