Kinetic and Potential Energy

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

__________ is stored energy. 

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

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

• Potential
• Kinetic

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic

What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both

A 0.40 kilogram bird is flying at a constant speed of 8.0 m/s. What is the bird's kinetic energy ?

• 3.2 J
• 4.2 J
• 2.0 J
• 12.8 J

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

A 2600 kilogram car is moving at a speed of 25 m/s. How much kinetic energy does the car have?

• 427,500 J
• 237,500 J
• 437,500 J
• 537,500 J

A 60.0 kg person walks from the ground to the roof of a 74.8 m tall building. How much gravitational potential energy does she have at the top of the building?

• 43, 982.4 J

• 63, 982.3 J

• 43,962.4 J

• 83,942.4 J

What is energy?

• Something that takes up space.

• The ability to make something move or change.

• Anything that has mass.

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.