Potential Energy

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

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At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A

• G

• D

• C

• G

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

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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What is potential energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• non renewable energy

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What is potential energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• non renewable energy

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What is potential energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

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If you were to push these positive same charged particles together, do they have more or less electrical potential energy?

• more

• less

• the same as far apart

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The upper magnet is hung from the top of a box with a rubber band.

The bottom magnet is held in place at the bottom of a box.

What THREE potential energies are affecting this attraction in the picture?

• Gravitational, Electrical, Chemical

• Gravitational, Elastic, Chemical

• Magnetic, Elastic, Chemical

• Gravitational, Magnetic, Elastic

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Which type of energy increases when you compress a spring?

• elastic potential energy

• kinetic energy

• radiant energy

• sound energy