KE& PE Quest

The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?

• thermal to light
• gravitational to potential
• radiant to electrical
• chemical to light

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?

• A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.

• A candle glows brightly in the dark.

• A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.

• A battery causes a flashlight to shine.

The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

In a hydroelectric power plant energy transforms from

• potential due to water height to mechanical to electrical

• Kinetic due to water height to mechanical to electrical

• Chemical due to water composition to thermal to electrical

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What energy is pulling an arrow back 

• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

The compressed spring of a dart gun is an example of which form of energy?

• chemical

• gravitational

• elastic

Which of the following has the most potential energy?

• A car at the top of a hill
• A car speeding down the hill 
• A person at the top of a hill

Which point has the LEAST kinetic energy?

• A
• G
• D
• C

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

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