Potential Energy Review

Energy that is stored

• Relative position

• Energy

• Potential energy

• System

• Force

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A group of elements working together as a whole

• Relative position

• Energy

• Potential energy

• System

• Force

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The ability to do work or cause change

• Relative position

• Energy

• Potential energy

• System

• Force

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A push or pull that can change an object’s motion

• Relative position

• Energy

• Potential energy

• System

• Force

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The position of two or more objects with respect to one another

• Relative position

• Energy

• Potential energy

• System

• Force

A ball is hit up in the air. At its highest point the ball has the __ amount of potential energy. Right before it hits the ground it has the __ amount of potential energy.

• maximum, minimum

• minimum, maximum

• minimum, minimum

• maximum, maximum

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2. __ potential energy depends on its distance from the ground. The potential energy decreases the __ the object is to the ground.

• gravitational, closer

• chemical, farther

• elastic, heavier

• kinetic, lighter

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A system of objects can contain both ____ energy and ____ energy.

• potential, kinetic

• kinetic, force

• thermal, chemical

• chemical, thermal

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When two objects interact, each one exerts a __ on the other that can cause __ to be transferred to or from the object.

• force, energy

• energy, mass

• charge, light

• pressure, sound

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Imagine you are at a playground with a slide. At what point on the slide does your kinetic energy increase while your potential energy decreases?

• At the top of the slide

• While sliding down

• At the bottom of the slide

• Before climbing the slide

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