Potential and Kinetic Energy

What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Chemical
• Sound

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On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

• At the bottom of a big hill
• When going around a corner
• When going upside down
• At the top of a big hill

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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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Variables are

• Changeable

• always the same

• mass

A large semi truck and corvette traveling the same speed, require the same amount of time to stop.

• True

• False

Kinetic energy is measured in

• Joules

• Newtons

• seconds

Distracted driving affects a the stopping time of a moving vehicle.

• True

• False

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What happens to the kinetic energy in a collision?

• it is destroyed

• it is transferred to the environment as thermal energy

• it is created

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Highway speed limits are set considering

• road condition's

• location in the city or neighborhood

• weather in the local area

Increasing the potential energy will increase the kinetic energy?

• True

• False

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