Kinetic & Potential Energy

Thermal and light appears in two forms. What are they?

• A. Kinetic and electric  
• B. Potential and kinetic
• C. Stored and active

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

• A. Gravitational pull 
• B. Nuclear energy 
• C. Chemical bonds 
• D. Electricity

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Is this activity as an example of potential or kinetic energy Choose “PE” or “KE”:
A child on his way down a playground slide.

• PE
• KE

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Is this activity as an example of potential or kinetic energy Choose “PE” or “KE”:
Exploding fireworks.

• PE
• KE

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Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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

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

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__________ is stored energy. 

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

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When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 

• kinetic 
• potential
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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Energy can be classified into two main categories, kinetic energy and potential energy.  Kinetic energy is when an object is:

• standing still
• actively doing something
• changing states of matter
• objects do not have kinetic energy

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What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Chemical
• Sound

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