Unit 8 - Potential and Kinetic Energy - IPC

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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__________ is stored energy. 

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

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

• more
• less
• none of the above
• same

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What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both potential and kinetic energy
• none of the above

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Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.

• destroyed
• transferred
• created
• ignored

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Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.

• created, destroyed
• gravity, force
• heat, created

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What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?

• time and energy
• power and mass
• mass and speed
• time and work

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What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy

• Newton
• Joule
• Watt
• Kilogram

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Which of the following is an exmaple of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?

• a person parachuting out of a plane
• a car racing around an oval track
• a person skiing down a hill
• a person walking up a hill

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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. 
• leaves rolling down a hill 

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