Kinetic Energy Differentiated

What is Kinetic Energy?

Whenever something or someone is in motion, it has kinetic energy.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a car parked on a steep hill

• a tennis ball rolling across the court

• a picture hanging on the wall

• a piece of coal before it's burned

Multiple Choice

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

• more

• less

• none of the above

• all of the above

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What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy?

• Watts
• Joules
• Newtons
• Meters

• ​Kinetic Energy = Motion!
  
  

• Kinetic Energy is affected by the mass and speed of an object.

​Examples of K.E.

• a boulder rolling down a hill

  a basketball falling to a net

  a moving car

  a glass falling on the floor

  an airplane in flight

  Riding a bike

Multiple Select

What variables determine the amount of KE an object has?

• Mass

• Gravity

• Speed

• Potential Energy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has the most kinetic energy?

• A car traveling at 20 kilometers per hour

• A tractor trailer traveling at 20 kilometers per hour

• A bicycle traveling at 20 kilometers per hour

• A motorcycle traveling at 20 kilometers per hour

Multiple Choice

Does this picture show potential energy or kinetic energy?

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

Multiple Choice

Does this picture show potential energy or kinetic energy?

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

Multiple Choice

Does this picture show potential energy or kinetic energy?

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

Multiple Choice

Does this picture show potential energy or kinetic energy?

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

Multiple Choice

Which form of energy is associated with the motion of objects?

• Kinetic Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Potential Energy

Multiple Choice

Heat energy is also called

• Nuclear Energy

• Radiant Energy

• Mechanical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Chemical Energy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of thermal energy?

• A moving car

• A hot cup of tea

• A charged battery

• A stretched spring

Multiple Choice

What kind of energy does a TV use?

• Electrical Energy

• Radiant Energy

• Mechanical Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Chemical Energy

Multiple Choice

A rubber band stretched out before it is released

• kinetic

• mechanical

• nuclear

• potential

Multiple Choice

the rumble of thunder from a storm

• nuclear

• sound

• mechanical

• potential

Multiple Choice

nuclear bomb

• thermal

• kinetic

• sound

• nuclear