SAP2 Factors Affecting Potential & KineticEnergy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the significance of understanding the factors that affect kinetic and potential energy?

• It helps us predict and control the movement of objects in everyday life.

• It only applies to scientific experiments and not real-world situations.

• It is important only for athletes and engineers.

• It has no impact on our daily activities.

Open Ended

Explain in your own words what it means for energy to be 'potential.'

Multiple Choice

What is potential energy?

• The energy stored in an object

• The energy released by an object

• The energy used by an object

• The energy lost by an object

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are correct about potential energy?

• Potential energy is stored energy

• Objects with more mass have more potential energy

• Potential energy is always visible

• Potential energy cannot be changed

Multiple Choice

How does the mass of an object affect its potential energy?

• More mass means more potential energy

• More mass means less potential energy

• Mass does not affect potential energy

• Potential energy only depends on height

Open Ended

Which object has more potential energy? Why?

Multiple Choice

Based on the explanation, why does the large wood log have more potential energy than the small stick?

• Because it is heavier and has more mass

• Because it is made of wood

• Because it is taller

• Because it is closer to the ground

Multiple Choice

If an apple was at the top of a table and at the top of a tall building, in which situation would it have the most potential energy?

• On the table

• On the tall building

• On the ground

• In your hand

Open Ended

Explain why an apple has more potential energy at the top of a tall building than at the top of a table.

Open Ended

These animals have the same mass. Which animal has more kinetic energy? Why?

Open Ended

When these objects move at the same speed, which will have more kinetic energy? Why?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best explains why the truck has more kinetic energy than the car when both are moving at the same speed?

• The truck has more mass than the car.

• The truck is faster than the car.

• The car is heavier than the truck.

• The car is moving slower than the truck.

Open Ended

So, what affects energy more, mass or speed?

Multiple Choice

Based on the data table, what happens to the kinetic energy when the mass of an object is doubled, keeping speed constant?

• It doubles

• It triples

• It quadruples

• It stays the same

Multiple Choice

Based on the data table, what happens to the kinetic energy when the speed of an object is doubled, keeping mass constant?

• It doubles

• It triples

• It quadruples

• It stays the same

Multiple Choice

Which graph shows energy increasing at a faster rate: the one with mass or the one with speed?

• Mass

• Speed

• Both increase at the same rate

• Neither

Open Ended

After learning about the factors that affect kinetic and potential energy, what is one real-life example where you can observe these factors in action?

Open Ended

What affects how much energy an object has?