Potential and Kinetic Energy

Energy CAN BE __________.

• changed in form
• destroyed
• eliminated
• created

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If a man is pulling a wagon up a hill, describe what is occurring in terms of energy. 

• Decreasing Potential energy, Increasing Kinetic energy
• Increasing Potential energy, Decreasing Kinetic energy
• Both potential and kinetic are increasing
• Both potential and kinetic are decreasing

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A man stops his car on top of a hill.  Describe this scenario in terms of energy.

• High Potential Energy
• High Kinetic Energy
• It is impossible to tell
• No energy left

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Look at the picture of a ball rolling down a hill into a valley, then rolling up another hill on the other side.  Which letter represents the ball with the MOST potential energy?

• D
• G
• A
• B

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Look at the picture of a ball rolling down a hill into a valley, then rolling up another hill on the other side.  Which letter represents the ball with the MOST kinetic energy?

• D
• G
• A
• B

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Look at the picture of a ball rolling down a hill into a valley, then rolling up another hill on the other side.  Which letter represents the ball where potential energy is being turned into kinetic energy?

• C
• G
• A
• F

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Look at the picture of a ball rolling down a hill into a valley, then rolling up another hill on the other side.  Which letter represents the ball where kinetic energy is being turned back into potential energy?

• D
• B
• A
• F

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What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Chemical
• Sound

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As a baseball flies through the air after being hit, it is in the air and is moving.  Which of the following best describes what type of energy it has?

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

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What kind of energy is potential energy

• moving energy
• stored up energy
• free energy
• expensive energy

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