Kinetic and Potential Energy

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy. 

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Gravity
• Friction 

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

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

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

• movement
• stored
• harnessed
• pulled 

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Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

• true
• false

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When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?

• kinetic
• chemical
• thermal
• radiant

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Energy delivered by tiny charged particles called electrons is called_________ energy.

• Electrical
• Light
• Heat
• Sound

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a. a car parked on a steep hill 
• b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
• c. a picture hanging on the wall 
• d. a piece of coal before it's burned 

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When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 

• kinetic 
• potential
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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