Let's Get the Ball Rolling with Kinetic and Potential Energy

What type of energy does a moving soccer ball have?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

• Nuclear energy

Kinetic energy describes the energy associated with an object in _______.

• motion

• rest

• heat

• light

To measure kinetic energy, a special measurement called a _______ is used.

• joule

• watt

• meter

• kelvin

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A car in motion

• A ball rolling down a hill

• A skateboard sitting at the top of a hill

• A tennis ball flying across the court

Potential energy is different from kinetic energy because it is _______ energy.

• stored

• moving

• thermal

• sound

Which of the following is NOT a type of potential energy mentioned in the passage?

• Elastic

• Electric

• Solar

• Nuclear

If you double an object's mass, you _______ its kinetic energy.

• double

• triple

• halve

• quadruple

What is the type of energy called that is related to heat?

• Thermal energy or heat energy.

• Kinetic energy.

• Chemical energy.

• Electrical energy.

Molecules move more quickly in ______ objects than in cold objects.

• warmer

• colder

• solid

• frozen

Which of the following is NOT a main type of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Reflection