Kinetic and Potential Energy Concepts

What is kinetic energy?

• Energy stored in an object due to its position.

• Energy an object possesses due to its motion.

• Energy stored in chemical bonds.

• Energy due to temperature.

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What is potential energy?

• Energy due to an object's motion.

• Energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

• Energy released during a chemical reaction.

• Energy associated with electric currents.

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Which of the following is an example of energy transformation from potential to kinetic energy?

• A car accelerating on a highway.

• A book falling off a shelf.

• A light bulb turning on.

• A battery powering a remote control.

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Which of the following scenarios involves potential energy?

• A moving bicycle.

• A compressed spring.

• A running dog.

• A flowing river.

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What type of energy transformation occurs when a pendulum swings from its highest point to its lowest point?

• Kinetic to potential energy.

• Potential to kinetic energy.

• Chemical to thermal energy.

• Electrical to mechanical energy.

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

• A stretched rubber band.

• A rolling ball.

• A charged battery.

• A parked car.

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Which of the following is an example of energy transformation from kinetic to potential energy?

• A car coming to a stop.

• A ball thrown upwards.

• A light bulb turning off.

• A battery discharging.

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What happens to the kinetic energy of an object if its velocity doubles?

• It remains the same.

• It doubles.

• It quadruples.

• It halves.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of potential energy?

• Water stored in a dam.

• A book on a shelf.

• A moving car.

• A compressed spring.

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What type of energy transformation occurs when a battery powers a flashlight?

• Chemical to electrical to light energy.

• Electrical to chemical to light energy.

• Light to chemical to electrical energy.

• Chemical to light to electrical energy.