Potential and Kinetic Energy

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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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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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

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

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a car parked on a steep hill

• a tennis ball rolling across the court

• a picture hanging on the wall

• a piece of coal before it's burned

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

• created, destroyed

• gravity, force

• heat, created

• saved, erased

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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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Which is an example of potential energy?

• a roller coaster speeding down a hill
• the pulled back string on an archers's bow
• releasing the strings on a guitar
• an electric current lighting a light bulb

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