BVP Week 3 Potential and Kinetic Energy

What is potential energy?

• stored energy

• active energy

• moving energy

• all the energy an object could have if it tried hard enough

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What is kinetic energy?

• stored energy

• active energy

• moving energy

• all the energy an object could have if it tried hard enough

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A(n) ​ (a)   in mass results in a(n)​ (b)   in kinetic energy.

• increase
• decrease

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When a roller coaster starts going up hill, its potential energy ​ (a)   and its kinetic energy​ (b)  

• increases
• decreases

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There is a roller car at the top of the hill, one at the middle of the hill, and one at the bottom of the hill. Which has the most kinetic energy

• The car at the top of the hill

• The car at the middle of the hill

• The car at the bottom of the hill

• All of the cars have equal kinetic energy

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Grace and her best friend are riding roller coasters. They each ride the roller coaster on their own for the first ride. The second ride they ride the roller coaster together. On which ride would they have the most kinetic energy?

• The first ride

• The second ride

• Its the same for both rides

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At which position is potential energy the greatest?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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At which position is kinetic energy the greatest?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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