Energy and Speed

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 
• direction, mass
• volume, density 
• direction, magnitude 

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A car driving down a hill.
• A person running down a hill. 
• A ball rolling down a hill. 

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When an object is in motion, it has ___________ energy.

• potential
• mechanical
• kinetic
• movement

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How do you calculate speed?

• distance multiplied by time

• distance plus time

• distance minus time

• distance divided by time

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Acceleration is ONLY when things go faster NEVER slower

• True

• False

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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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Which of these is not a direction of velocity?

• West

• North

• Eastside

• South

If the skier is at the top of the hill waiting for the whistle to blow for his turn to ski, he has ____________, after the whistle blows and he starts his ski run, he has ___________ .

• kinetic energy; potential energy
• potential energy; friction
• kinetic energy; gravity
• potential energy; kinetic energy

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What is the speed of a cheetah that runs 550 meters in 10 seconds?

• 5500 m/s

• 55 m/s

• 100 m/s

• 55010 m/s

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