Kinetic and Potential Energy Flashcard

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What type of energy is stored when you stretch a rubber band?

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Elastic potential energy

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The ability to do work is called?

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Energy

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Energy due to motion is:

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kinetic energy

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Gravitational potential energy depends on the:

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Height and mass of an object

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Which point has the most gravitational potential energy? Options: A, G, D, E, F

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A

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As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy?

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The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases

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Which would have the greatest gravitational potential energy? Options: A 4 pound rat on a school desk, A 14 pound squirrel on a swing, A 45lb dog in an oak tree, A 45lb child on a bike

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A 45lb dog in an oak tree

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What kind of energy is in a battery?

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Chemical potential energy

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In the picture below, kinetic energy is being converted into potential energy from:
- Point A to point B
- Point B to point C
- The only energy involved here is kinetic energy
- Energy is not being converted

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Point B to point C

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As the car moves from point A, to point B, and finally to point C, what happens to the total energy of the car?

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stays the same, but is converted between potential and kinetic energy

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