Potential vs Kinetic Energy Warm Up for Assessment

What is the energy due to motion?

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

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

• more

• less

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What is potential energy?

• The amount of energy an object could have if it tried hard enough.

• Moving energy

• Stored energy

• Active energy

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When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low potential energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low kinetic energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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How do you increase Potential Energy?

• increase mass and speed

• increase to a higher position

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When a ball rolls down hill, its potential energy _____________ and its kinetic energy ______________.

• increases, increases

• increases, decreases

• decreases, decreases

• decreases, increases

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There is a roller coaster car at the top of the hill, one at the middle of the hill, and one at the bottom of the hill. Which has the most potential energy?

• The car at the bottom of the hill

• The car in the middle of the hill

• The car at the top of the hill

• All of the cars have zero potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

• Potential
• Kinetic

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• Potential
• Kinetic

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