Energy and Waves

Which scenario has KE?

• A rock sitting on a cliff
• A ball rolling down an alley

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

Find the Kinetic Energy of an 8 kg ball rolling at 3 m/s.

• 11 J
• 16 J
• 24 J
• 36 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

Which has more potential energy?

• An untouched spring
• A compressed spring

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-1

Whenever you rub your hands together to warm them up, you are converting _______ energy into __________ energy.

• chemical to mechanical
• electrical to thermal
• mechanical to thermal
• thermal to chemical

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

What letter represents the trough?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What letter represents the Crest?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What sequence would represent one wave length

• Crest to Trough
• Trough to Crest
• Middle to Top
• Crest to Crest

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which is an example of KE being transformed into PE?

• ball rolling up a hill
• bending a paper clip
• coasting down a hill on a bike
• starting your car

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Which of the following does not contribute to an object's Potential Energy?

• Height
• Gravity
• Mass
• Velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which of the following does not contribute to an object's Kinetic Energy?

• Mass
• Gravity
• Velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1