Kinetic Energy and Motion

As temperature increases, kinetic energy ________.

• stays the same

• increases

• decreases

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Kinetic energy is the energy of————-

• Temperature

• Ocean

• Lotion

• Motion

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What will happen if thermal energy is added to a material?

• The particles in the material will move faster

• The particles in the material will move slower

• The particles in the material will move at the same speed.

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Temperature is:

• The total amount of kinetic energy

• The average amount of kinetic energy

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When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low kinetic energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Jayla drops the same 10-kg ball from heights of 1 m, 2 m, and 3 m. Which graph correctly shows the kinetic energy of the ball that Jayla dropped from each height?

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The diagram shows a baseball being thrown into the air. Which graph best represents how the kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE) of the baseball change through its flight?

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In the diagram below, a 5 kg object is moving with a speed of 10 m/s, and a 10 kg object is moving with a speed of 5 m/s. Which object in the diagram has more kinetic energy?

• Both of the objects have the same amount of kinetic energy.

• The 5 kg object has more kinetic energy.

• The 10 kg object has more kinetic energy.

• Neither object has any kinetic energy.

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A demonstration helps students understand the principle of roller coaster design. Which answer choice correctly describes the ball’s kinetic and potential energy?

• The ball has more PE at position X than at position Z.

• The ball has more KE at position Y than at position W.

• The PE and KE of the ball are equal at position X

• The PE and KE of the ball are greatest at position Z.

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