Quiz 1. Potential and Kinetic Energy

What is energy?

• a) The ability to do work or cause change

• b) The process of making things heavier

• c) The force that stops movement

• d) The ability to create matter

Why is energy important in daily life?

• a) It helps plants grow and people move

• b) It is only needed for machines

• c) It keeps things from moving

• d) It only works in outer space

What are the two main types of energy?

• a) Light and heat energy

• b) Potential and kinetic energy

• c) Electrical and sound energy

• d) Chemical and nuclear energy

What is potential energy?

• a) Energy in motion

• b) Energy stored in an object

• c) Energy lost forever

• d) Energy that cannot change

What is kinetic energy?

• a) Energy that is stored

• b) Energy of motion

• c) Energy that disappears

• d) Energy that never moves

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• a) A book lying on a table

• b) A rolling soccer ball

• c) A running dog

• d) A car moving on a road

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

• a) A parked car

• b) A ball rolling on the ground

• c) A stretched rubber band

• d) A tree branch swaying in the wind

What two factors affect potential energy?

• a) Mass and height

• b) Color and shape

• c) Temperature and size

• d) Speed and force

What happens to kinetic energy when an object moves faster?

• a) It stays the same

• b) It decreases

• c) It increases

• d) It disappears

If an object is lifted higher, what happens to its potential energy?

• a) It increases

• b) It decreases

• c) It stays the same

• d) It turns into kinetic energy