Arizona Science

At which point is potential energy greatest?

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At which point is kinetic energy greatest?

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When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

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Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.

• destroyed

• transferred

• created

• ignored

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Which would have the greatest gravitational potential energy?

• 4lb rat on a school desk

• 45lb dog in an oak tree

• 14 pound platypus on a swing

• 45lb child on a bike

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Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A ball sitting on the ground

• Moon viewed from the Earth

• An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

• A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

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How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

• Make the object larger

• Lower the object towards the ground

• Raise the object farther off the ground

• Allow the object to roll on the ground

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.

• Newton's 1st Law - Inertia

• Newton's 2nd Law - F=ma

• Newton's 3rd Law - action:reaction

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When the force on a car is doubled, the acceleration is doubled.

• Newton's 1st Law - Inertia

• Newton's 2nd Law - F=ma

• Newton's 3rd Law - action:reaction

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A rocket pushes burning gases DOWN which causes the rocket to launch UP. Which law is this?

• Newton's 1st Law - Inertia

• Newton's 2nd Law - F=ma

• Newton's 3rd Law - action:reaction

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