Kinetic and Potential Energy

Front

Gravitational potential energy depends on what? Options: Height, Length, Volume, Temperature

Back

Height

Front

When you stretch a rubber band you give it ___.

Back

potential energy

Front

What type of energy does a rock waiting to fall off the edge of a cliff possess? Options: Potential energy, Kinetic energy, Solar energy, Electrical energy

Back

Potential energy

Front

At which point does a roller-coaster have the greatest kinetic energy?

Back

At the bottom of the tallest hill

Front

Why does the roller coaster car have the greatest amount of potential energy at position A?

Back

The car is at the greatest height at position A.

Front

Which of the following is an example of potential energy? Options: A glass jar sitting on a shelf., A flag waving in the wind., A ball rolling along a sidewalk., A battery powering a radio.

Back

A glass jar sitting on a shelf.

Front

An example of kinetic energy is a ___. Options: car stopping by use of its brakes, stretched rubber hand, boulder perched on a cliff, compressed coil spring

Back

car stopping by use of its brakes

Front

Which is an example of potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?

Back

sliding down a hill on a sled

Front

Which situation illustrates the concept of potential energy? Options: a fully-charged battery, a fully expanded spring, an automobile accelerating, water at the bottom of a waterfall

Back

a fully-charged battery

Front

Which situation illustrates the concept of kinetic energy? Options: a boulder falling off a cliff, a spring compressed by a weight, a skier perched at the top of a ski slope, the battery of a portable radio, which has been turned off

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a boulder falling off a cliff