Energy: Week 4 Assessment

What is potential energy?

• The energy an object has due to its position or condition.

• The energy an object has due to its chemical composition.

• The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.

Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A ball sitting on the ground

• Moon viewed from the Earth

• An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

• A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

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Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical energy?

• A glow stick

• A battery

• A rock about to fall off a cliff

• A burning match

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Ability to do work or make things move.

• Energy
• Thermal
• Elastic
• Force

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Kinetic energy is...

• energy carried in ultraviolet waves

• energy stored in food

• energy in motion

• energy from splitting an atom

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At which point is kinetic energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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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

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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

• destroyed
• transferred
• created
• ignored

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