Potential and Kinetic Energy Study Guide

Object that are higher up have________________ potential energy than objects that are lower, or closer to the ground.

• Less

• longer

• reduce

• more

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______________inclined planes ______________the amount of force needed to move a heavy object.

• longer, reduce

• shorter, reduce

• shorter, decrease

• longer, increase

As a roller coaster travels downhill, its ____________________ energy converts to ________________.

• Kinetic, Potential

• Potential, Kinetic

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What tool is used to measure the amount of force it takes to move an object?________

• Triple Beam Balance

• Meter Stick

• Spring Scale

• Timer

Ramps are helpful because they make it feel ______________ to lift heavy objects.

• harder

• impossible

• easier

• exhausting

Which location shows where this pendulum has the greatest amount of potential energy.

• 1 only

• 1 and 5

• 3 and 5

• 2 and 4

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Which location shows where this pendulum has the greatest amount of kinetic energy.

• 2 and 4

• 3 and 5

• 1 only

• 3 only

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The stretching of this rubber band is an example of which kind of energy?_________________

• Chemical

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Light

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At what Point is the skier’s potential energy about equal to her kinetic energy?______________

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Where would Potential Energy be at its greatest (PE)?

• Top of the first hill.

• Bottom of the loop.

• Top of the loop.

• Bottom of the 2nd hill.

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