Energy and Motion

A pencil is resting on a desk. What type of energy does it have?

• Kinetic

• Electrical

• Thermal

• Potential

A roller coaster is moving on the track. What type of energy does it have?

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Thermal

• Electrical

What is energy?

• the ability to change states

• the ability to move particles of matter

• the ability to cause change or do work

• the ability to produce energy

A ball rolls down the sidewalk as students sit and play. What best describes what they see?

• force

• motion

• speed

• position

A rocket is launched into space. It travels 500 kilometers in an hour. What can you measure with these values?

• the direction

• the potential energy

• the kinetic energy

• the speed