Potential and Kinetic Energy Quick Check

True or False: The person in the picture has a lot of potential energy?

• True
• False

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True or False: The people at the bottom of the hill have mostly potential energy. 

• True
• False

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How can I gain potential energy? (choose the best answer)

• Run a mile
• Walk up the stairs
• Climb a mountain
• Go down the stairs

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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which point has the most potential energy?

• G
• f
• b
• a

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Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy

• W & Y
• X & Z

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At which point is kinetic energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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2. The diagram to the right represents a diver’s motion from the top of a high diving board into a pool of water. At what point does the diver have the greatest kinetic energy and the least potential energy?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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