Potential and Kinetic Energy

Multiple Choice

An apple sitting on the edge of the table.

• Potential

• Kinetic

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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential

• Kinetic

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• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

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A basketball is being held in the hands of a player.

• Potential

• Kinetic

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Click to look at the picture.
The picture is demonstrating an example of ______ . 

• gravity

• speed

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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Click to look at the picture. 
The picture is an example of _____ .

• gravity

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• friction

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What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Chemical

• Sound

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Which of the following has kinetic energy?

• A rock sitting at the top of a hill

• A ball rolling across the floor

• A book on a shelf

• A battery not in use

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The energy of an object as it is in motion is defined as

• Kinetic Theory
• Kinetic energy
• Potential energy
• Electric energy

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What is potential energy?

• stored energy

• energy being used

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What is kinetic energy?

• Energy being used

• Stored energy

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One way to describe potential energy is ______ energy.

• kinetic

• mobile

• stored

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What best describes kinetic energy?

• Stored energy

• Energy in motion

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The energy stored in an object is called __________.

• joule

• kinetic

• potential

• transformed

Open Ended

Give two examples from everyday life where potential energy changes into kinetic energy.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best definition of the term potential energy?

• Potential energy is the energy due to motion.

• Potential energy is the work that an object does.

• Potential energy is the energy due to temperature.

• Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to vertical position (height)

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Potential energy is energy that is __.

• Moving

• Stored

• Heating

• Pulling

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Stored energy is another name for ________________.

• kinetic energy
• thermal energy
• potential energy
• sound energy

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Which factor affects the kinetic energy of an object?

• Its color

• Its speed

• Its shape

• Its temperature

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Which of the following scenarios involves kinetic energy?

• A book sitting on a shelf

• Water stored behind a dam

• A rolling ball

• A stretched bow

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The energy an object has because of its motion

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

• A book on a shelf

• A compressed spring

• A rolling ball

• A charged battery

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What is potential energy?

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• The energy stored in an object due to its position or state

• The energy released during a chemical reaction

• The energy an object has due to its temperature