Kinetic Energy Assessment Practice

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

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

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What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A car driving down a hill.
• A person running down a hill. 
• A ball rolling down a hill. 

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The statement that "the energy within a system remains constant and cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed" best sums up _________.

• Something Mr. Lance likes to say.

• Life

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• The scientific method

• Newton's Third Law

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a. a car parked on a steep hill 
• b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
• c. a picture hanging on the wall 
• d. a piece of coal before it's burned 

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What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

• area and volume

• mass and weight

• weight and height

• mass and speed

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Kinetic energy is measured in

• Newtons (N)

• Joules (J)

• Kilograms (kg)

• miles per hour (mph)

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Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

• point W

• point X

• point y

• point z

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Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

• point W

• point X

• point y

• point z

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Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

• true

• false

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Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy.

• false

• true

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