Energy Ranking Task

An abnormally elastic ball bounces across the floor along the path that is shown. Rank the gravitational potential energy (PE) of the ball at the three marked locations from GREATEST to LEAST.

• A>B>C

• B>A>C

• C>B>A

• A>C>B

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A disk slides along the low-friction surface along the path that is shown. Rank the gravitational potential energy (PE) of the disk at the three marked locations from GREATEST to LEAST.

• C>B>A

• A>C>B

• A>B>C

• B>A>C

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A pendulum bob swings along its characteristic arc as shown. Rank the gravitational potential energy (PE) of the pendulum bob at the three marked locations from GREATEST TO LEAST.

• C>B>A

• A>B>C

• A>C>B

• C>A>B

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An abnormally elastic ball bounces across the floor along the path that is shown. Rank the kinetic energy (KE) of the ball at the three marked locations from GREATEST TO LEAST.

• B>C>A

• A>B>C

• A>C>B

• B>A>C

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A pendulum bob swings along its characteristic arc as shown. Rank the kinetic energy (KE) of the pendulum bob at the three marked locations.

• A>B>C

• B>C>A

• C>B>A

• A>C>B

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A toy car rolls across the low-friction track along the path that is shown. Rank the gravitational potential energy (PE) of the disk at the three marked locations.

• A>B>C

• C>A>B

• C>B>A

• A>C>B

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

An abnormally elastic ball bounces across the floor along the path that is shown. Rank the kinetic energy (KE) of the ball at the three marked locations.

• A>B>C

• B>C>A

• C>B>A

• A>C>B

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5