Magnetic Potential Energy

What will happen to the potential energy of the magnets as the N and S get close?

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same
• there is none

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What happens to the magnetic potential energy when the same poles are far apart?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What will happen to the magnetic potential energy of the magnets when the N and N get close?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Which of these magnet pairs has the MOST magnetic potential energy?

• the N/S at the top because they are close
• the S/S at the bottom because they are close
• they both have the same amount

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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If these two magnets with opposite poles are far apart, what happens to their potential energy?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Where would a person have to be located to have the maximum gravitational potential energy?

• up on the roof
• down in the basement
• in the middle
• outside

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Where would a person have to be located to have the minimum gravitational potential energy?

• up on the roof
• down in the basement
• in the middle
• outside

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

This kid is using a slingshot. Does the slingshot have max or min elastic potential energy?

• max
• min
• no elastic potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which object has more gravitational potential energy?

• the watch
• the pen
• the camera
• the mug

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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From picture 1 to picture 2, what happened to the amount of magnetic potential energy?

• It stayed the same.
• It increased.
• It decreased.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3