Energy Middle School

Where would a person have to be located to have the maximum potential energy?

• up on the roof

• down in the basement

• in the middle

• outside

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

As mass increases, KE ...

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An eagle flying through the air is an example of __________ energy.

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Conduct

• No

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):

flashlight turned off

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

which skater has more gravitational potential energy?

• yellow skater

• blue skater

• both skaters have equal gravitational potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which point represents maximum potential energy?

• z

• y

• x

• w

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?

• E

• D

• C

• A

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Elastic potential energy is energy stored in an object, such as a spring, due to the object being stretched or compressed. In which position is it most likely that the spring has lost its elastic potential energy?

• W

• Y

• X

• Z

A wave that moves the medium parallel to the direction of the energy is a:

• electromagnetic

• standing

• transverse

• longitudinal