KE/PE Quiz Review

Choose the person who has the most potential energy:

• A person standing on the ground

• A person in an air plane

• A person sitting on top of a drop on a roller coaster

• A roller coaster car right after a drop.

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A boulder that is resting on the top of a cliff slips over the edge and accelerates towards the ground. As the rock falls, the amount of kinetic energy.....

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• increases then decreases

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Which point on the pendulum's swing represents the maximum kinetic energy?

• A

• B

• C

• A and C

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A roller coaster at an amusement park goes from the top of a tall hill to the bottom. During this time, the roller coaster...

• gains both potential and kinetic energy

• loses both kinetic and potential energy

• loses kinetic energy and gains potential energy

• loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy

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A skateboarder is rolling down a tall ramp. The skateboarder has:

• kinetic energy only

• potential energy only

• both kinetic and potential energy

• neither kinetic or potential energy

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A soap box derby at the top of a ramp has more _______ energy and at the finish line at the bottom of the ramp it has ________ energy.

• kinetic and kinetic

• potential and kinetic

• kinetic and potential

• potential and potential

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At what point going down a hill will a cart have zero gravitational potential energy?

• Bottom

• half way down

• top

• Never

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Which statement about the diagram is true?

• The car at point A has more kinetic energy

• The car at point C has les potential energy than the car at point A

• The car at point C has more kinetic energy than the car at point B

• The car at point D has the less potential energy than the car at point B

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At which point would the kinetic energy be highest and potential energy be the lowest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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A drawn bow possesses mechanical energy in the form of?

• potential energy

• elastic potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

• elastic kinetic energy