Potential Energy Review

Which point has the greatest potential energy (GPE)?

• A
• G
• D
• C

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Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A moose on a house
• A flower on the ground
• A demon cat on a flag pole
• A poo emoji pillow falling out of an airplane

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When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Elastic potential energy is energy stored in object that are compressed or __________. 

• movement
• stretched
• harnessed
• pulled 

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 

• Height and mass
• Friction and movement
• Mass and Movement
• Height and Friction 

Food in your stomach best describes which type of energy?

• chemical potential energy
• thermal potential energy
• chemical kinetic energy

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What kind of energy is stored in a battery?

• chemical kinetic energy
• solar potential energy
• chemical potential energy
• nuclear potential energy

Which of the following are types of potential energy?

• Gravitational (energy of position)
• Elastic or spring
• Chemical
• All of the above are different kinds of potential energy

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Which is an example of elastic potential energy?

• A toy rocket that is launched from push of air
• Straws that are shot across the room using a rubberband
• A seesaw 
• Throwing a football

Which of following has the most electrical potential energy?

• Your hair sticking straight out when you slide through a tube slide
• A flashlight 
• A car battery
• a rubberband

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