Energy MCAS

___ is the ability to cause change.

• Momentum
• Work
• Power
• Energy

Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

• a ball rolling across the floor
• a bicycle parked at the top of a hill
• leaves lying on the ground beneath a tree
• a sunny windowsill

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What two factors determine how much kinetic energy an object has?

• position and mass
• speed and position
• speed and mass
• speed and surface area

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___ is the energy stored in an object due to its position.

• Potential energy
• Kinetic energy
• Thermal energy
• Entropy

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Which of the following objects has potential energy?

• a glass sitting on a table
• a ball rolling across the floor
• a bicycle coasting down a hill
• a bowling ball knocking over a pin

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___ is energy stored by things that stretch or compress.

• Elastic kinetic energy
• Gravitational potential
• Elastic potential energy
• Chemical kinetic energy

What two factors determine how much potential energy an object has?

• speed and position
• speed and mass
• mass and position
• speed and surface area

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

The ___ is the SI unit of energy.

• watt
• joule
• ampere
• volt

Energy stored in chemical bonds is ___.

• chemical potential energy
• chemical kinetic energy
• energy of activation
• thermal potential energy

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What two factors determines how much gravitational potential energy is in an object?

• weight of the object and height above the ground
• weight and speed of the object
• shape of the object and its position relative to the ground
• shape and speed of the object

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