Energy Vocabulary (and PE, KE) REVIEW

A sled sliding down a hill... is an example of which type of energy?

• Kinetic Energy

• Elastic Potential Energy (EPE)

• Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE)

Which position on this Roller Coaster would have the MOST Potential Energy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which position on this Roller Coaster would have the MOST Kinetic Energy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

When energy moves from one object to another object (example: a moving car hits a parked car and makes it move forward)

• Energy Transfer

• Energy Transformation

• Radiant Energy

• Electrical Energy

A book sitting on a shelf... is an example of which type of energy?

• Chemical Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Elastic Potential Energy (EPE)

• Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE)

A roller coaster has the most _________ energy when it is at the top of the hill (preparing to come down).

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Mechanical Energy

HOW does Kinetic Energy transfer from one object to another?

• The objects pass each other... but never touch

• The objects collide (or hit) each other

• One object has more mass than the other

• Both objects have the same mass

Which object has the MOST Kinetic Energy?

• A car driving at 65 miles per hour

• A horse running at 65 miles per hour

• A motorcycle driving at 65 miles per hour

• A truck driving at 65 miles per hour

As you ride down a hill, you gain ___________ energy.

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Electrical

• Chemical

The total amount of potential and kinetic energy (Example: Roller coaster's PE+KE)

• Chemical Energy

• Mechanical Energy

• Radiant Energy

• Thermal Energy