Jayphysci Energy

Imagine dropping a basketball. When would it have the most gravitational potential energy?

• When it is closest to the ground
• When it is at the highest point
• When it is halfway down
• It has the same amount of gravitational PE at all points

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During photosynthesis, what type of energy transfer takes place?

• Heat -> Chemical Potential
• Chemical Potential -> Light
• Light -> Chemical Potential
• Heat -> Light

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Food has _______ potential energy that our bodies transform into kinetic energy.

• Elastic
• Nuclear 
• Gravitational
• Chemical

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Which of the following best describes the energy transfer that takes place when you use a battery?

• Chemical PE -> Electrical
• Electrical -> Chemical PE
• Nuclear PE -> Electrical
• Electrical -> Nuclear PE

Energy is the ability _____________.

• to do work
• to power things
• to move objects
• to turn on a light

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Roller coasters slow down because their energy disappears.  

• True 
• False

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Which of the following is an example of nuclear potential energy being transformed?

• Someone eating food
• Baking soda and vinegar mixed together
• Two hydrogen atoms fuse in a star
• Dynamite explodes 

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A ball is projected into the air. Where is potential energy the greatest?

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How does the mass of a bowling ball that has been rolled down the lane affect the kinetic energy?

• The kinetic energy does not depend on the mass of the bowling ball.

• The kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball.

• The kinetic energy is decreasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball.

• The kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the square of the mass of the bowling ball.

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Which point on the roller coaster's path represents the maximum potential energy?

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