Potential and Kinetic Energy Brainpop

What type of energy does a pendulum have when it is raised above its normal position?

• Thermal energy

• Sound energy

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

What happens to your potential energy as you ride up a ski lift?

• It increases

• It stays the same

• It turns into sound energy

• It decreases

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What happens to potential energy when you ski down a slope?

• It turns into kinetic energy

• It disappears

• It turns into sound energy

• It stays the same

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Which object has more potential energy: a small snowball or a giant snowball?

• A giant snowball

• A small snowball

• Both have the same

• Neither has potential energy

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What factor besides mass affects an object's potential energy?

• Height

• Shape

• Temperature

• Color

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