Potential Energy Problems

What will happen to the potential energy of the magnets as the N and S get close?

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• there is none

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which type of energy increases when you compress a spring?

• elastic potential energy

• kinetic energy

• radiant energy

• sound energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Mechanical Advantage

• Chemical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

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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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

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

What happens to the magnetic potential energy when the same poles are far apart?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

What will happen to the magnetic potential energy of the magnets when the N and N get close?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

When these opposite charges get closer, what happens to their electrical potential energy?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What is the electrical potential energy like when these same charges are far apart?

• high

• low

• the same as when they are close

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

These opposite charges are far apart. What happens to the electrical potential energy when opposite charges are far apart?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2