Kinetic and Potential Energy Assessment

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low potential energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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The energy of motion.

• Potential Energy
• Kinetic Energy

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What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Chemical
• Sound

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When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ potential energy.

• sound

• elastic

• gravitational

• chemical

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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This is an example of what type of energy?

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Electric

• Thermal

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What is energy?

• Something that takes up space.

• The ability to make something move or change.

• Anything that has mass.

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When does an object have NO kinetic energy?

• When it's at rest.

• When it's moving very slowly.

• When it has no electrical charge.

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__________ is stored energy. 

• Potential
• Kinetic
• None of the above 
• All of the above 

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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