Review - Potential & Kinetic Energy

Which point has the greatest potential energy (GPE)?

• A
• G
• D
• C

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Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A moose on a house
• A flower on the ground
• A demon cat on a flag pole
• A poo emoji pillow falling out of an airplane

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How could you change the height of an object to increase GPE (gravitational potential energy)?

• Make the object larger
• Lower the object towards the ground
• Raise the object farther off the ground
• Make the object smaller

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How could you change the mass of an object DECREASE GPE (gravitational potential energy)?

• Decrease the object's mass
• Increase the object's height
• Increase the object's mass
• Decrease the object's height

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____________ is the ability to cause change. 

• Energy 
• Force 
• Friction
• Motion

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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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You throw a ball into the air as shown in the diagram. At what point does the ball have the most potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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Roger Federer’s tennis ball has a mass of 0.3 kg. If he holds the ball above the ground at a height of 2.0 m to serve, what is its gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• 5.88 J
• 0.6 J
• 6.67 J
• 0.15 J

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