Potential and Kinetic Energy - Summary and Review

Potential and Kinetic Energy - Summary and Review

By Ms. Tariche

Multiple Choice

A flashlight runs on a battery. If the light is left on, the battery runs out and the flashlight stops working. Which statement best describes what has happened to the battery’s energy?

• It has been destroyed.

• It has changed to potential energy.

• It has been stored as kinetic energy.

• It has changed to thermal energy and light energy.

Multiple Choice

Gordon throws a baseball into the air. It rises, stops when it reaches its greatest height, and then falls back to the ground. At what point does kinetic energy convert to potential energy?

• when the baseball is rising

• when the baseball is falling

• just after the baseball hits the ground

• while the baseball is stopped in the air

Multiple Choice

The illustration below shows the locations of a rock as it rolls down a slope.

Which location shows the rock with the greatest potential energy?

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• 2

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• 4

Multiple Choice

The illustration below shows the locations of a rock as it rolls down a slope.

Which location shows the rock with the greatest kinetic energy?

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• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

The illustration below shows the locations of a rock as it rolls down a slope.

Which location shows the rock with the lowest amount of kinetic energy?

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• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

The illustration below shows the locations of a rock as it rolls down a slope.

Which location shows the rock with the lowest amount of potential energy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which is the BEST example of something that has kinetic energy?

• A piece of paper before it is burned

• A soccer ball rolling across the grass

• A rock sitting at the top of a steep hill

• A lamp hanging on the ceiling

Multiple Choice

An example of kinetic energy continuously being changed to potential energy and back again might be _______.

• a pendulum

• a ball moving downhill

• a book sitting on a desk

• electric charges moving in a straight path

Multiple Choice

On a sunny day, Heidi and some of her classmates are playing kickball during PE. She kicks the ball past second base, and it rolls uphill to a stop. She runs to first base, but before she gets any farther, the bell rings and everyone has to go back inside.

Which of these is an example of kinetic energy changing to potential energy?

• The bell ringing inside the school

• The sun warming the playground

• The players running from base to base

• The ball rolling uphill to a stop

Multiple Choice

At which labeled point does the diver have the LEAST potential energy?

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Multiple Choice

At which labeled point does the diver have the LEAST kinetic energy?

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Multiple Choice

At which labeled point does the diver have the GREATEST kinetic energy?

• 1

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Multiple Choice

At which labeled point does the diver have the GREATEST potential energy?

• 1

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• 4

Multiple Choice

The picture represents the movement of a pendulum. What sequence represents when the KINETIC energy increases and the POTENTIAL energy decreases?

• 5-4-3

• 3-4-5

• 1-2-3-4-5

• 5-4-3-2-1-

Multiple Choice

The picture represents the movement of a pendulum. What sequence represents when the KINETIC energy decreases and the POTENTIAL energy increases?

• 5-4-3

• 3-4-5

• 1-2-3-4-5

• 5-4-3-2-1-

Multiple Choice

The pictures represents a roller coaster. At what point the kinetic energy of the car is the HIGHEST?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

The pictures represents a roller coaster. At what point the potential energy of the car is the HIGHEST?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

The pictures represents a roller coaster. In what segment of the trajectory the kinetic energy changes to potential?

• A-B

• A-C

• B-C

• C-D

Multiple Choice

The pictures represents a roller coaster. In what segment of the trajectory the potential energy changes to kinetic?

• A-B

• A-C

• B-C

• C-D