Energy Transformations

Chemical energy depends on the kinds of atoms and their ____________________.

• arrangement

• speed

• size

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Thermal energy is

• potential energy

• Kinetic energy

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Where would a rollercoaster have the MOST potential energy?

• At the top of the largest hill

• At the bottom of the tallest hill

• At the end of a loop

• At the very end of the rollercoaster

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Where would a rollercoaster have the least kinetic energy?

• At the bottom of the tallest hill

• At the top of the tallest hill

• In the loops

• Halfway down a tall hill

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What is the energy transformation on the roller coaster shown from point X to Point Y.

• From Potential to Kinetic

• From Kinetic to Potential

• From Electrical to Potential

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Which point on the roller coaster shows the LEAST amount of potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

What is energy due to motion?

• Potential

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Light

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Which of these is an example of the conversion of kinetic energy INTO gravitational potential energy?

• a bicyclist coasting down a long hill

• a car engine moving the car forward

• a roller coaster car moving toward the top of a rise in the tracks

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When the slingshot is held in position as in the diagram, what kind of energy is present?

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Thermal

• Electrical

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Why does point C have the most gravitational potential energy?

• It is the highest point off the ground

• It is the nearest to the thrower

• It is traveling the fastest

• It has the most mass

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