Science LESSON: Potential/Kinetic [WIMS 8th Grade]

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How is energy important in our daily lives?

Multiple Choice

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What is energy defined as?

• The ability to do work

• The ability to rest

• The ability to sleep

• The ability to eat

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What do you think the word WORK

[think denotation not connotation]

means in the definition of energy?

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When does potential energy transform into kinetic energy?

• When the object starts moving

• When the object is at rest

• When the object is heated

• When the object is cooled

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Explain the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy using examples from everyday life.

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Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A stretched bow

• A basketball thrown in the air

• A bicycle in motion

• A moving volleyball during a game

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Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy

[3 are correct, 1 is wrong]?

• A basketball thrown in the air

• A bicycle in motion

• A moving volleyball during a game

• A golf ball sitting on a tee

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What is energy?

• The ability to do work

• The ability to rest

• The ability to sleep

• The ability to eat

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What does WORK mean in science?

• Movement

• Homework

• Getting paid to do stuff

• I wasn't paying attention...

Multiple Choice

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