Kinetic Potential and Conservation of Energy

When a slingshot is in a held position it has

• mechanical energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• radiant energy

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

• A diver on the edge of a diving board

• A parachute falling to the ground

• A pencil sitting on a desk

• A car parked in the parking lot of a mall

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Where is kinetic energy at its minimum?

• Z

• W

• X

• Y

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When a popsicle melts, the particles in the popsicle _____.

• gain thermal energy and speed up

• there are no particles in popsicles

• lose thermal energy and slow down

• stay the same

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What is potential energy?

• Energy that occurs when there is movement

• Energy that is released when a chemical reaction takes place

• stored energy; energy due to the height of an object

• comes from a substance whose molecules and atoms are vibrating faster due to a rise in temperature.

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What is kinetic energy?

• energy from motion/movement; the faster the object is, the higher this type of energy

• stored energy; energy due to the height of an object

• comes from a substance whose molecules and atoms are vibrating faster due to a rise in temperature.

• Energy that is released when a chemical reaction takes place

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The faster an object moves, the more _______________ it has.

• thermal energy

• potential energy

• chemical energy

• kinetic energy

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What happens to an object's Potential Energy as it falls?

• It is transformed into kinetic energy

• It is transformed into thermal energy

• It is transformed into chemical energy

• It is transformed into solar energy

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Thermal Energy is the sum of the potential and kinetic energy of ALL the particles in an object.

• True

• False

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Which list best describes the energy of the ball on the pendulum in each diagram?

• 1. all kinetic energy

  2. kinetic energy transferring to potential energy

  3. potential energy transferring to kinetic energy

• 1. all potential energy

  2. potential energy transferring to kinetic energy

  3. kinetic energy transferring to potential energy

• 1. all potential energy

  2. kinetic energy transferring to potential energy

  3. potential energy transferring to kinetic energy

• 1. all kinetic energy

  2. potential energy transferring to kinetic energ

  3. kinetic energy transferring to potential energy

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