Energy and Energy Transfer

A car waiting near the traffic signal has ____ energy.

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• chemical energy

• light energy

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The energy of motion is called ___.

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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Identify the type of energy in the picture.

• potential energy

• electrical energy

• kinetic energy

• light energy

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True or False: An example of potential energy is a roller coaster reaching its fastest speed as it reaches the bottom of a hill.

• True

• False

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Which is an example of kinetic energy?

• a parked car

• a rock at the top of a cliff

• a train rolling down a track

• a flashlight battery

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True or False: The potential energy of a roller coaster is the energy of its motion.

• True

• False

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Potential energy is the energy an object has due to its ____.

• position

• weight

• gravity

• motion

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Kinetic energy is the energy an object has due to its ____.

• position

• weight

• gravity

• motion

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Where does a car on a hill have the MOST potential energy?

• halfway up the hill

• at the top of the hill

• at the bottom of the hill

• It has the same amount at all points.

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When is the potential energy transferred (changed) into kinetic energy?

• When an object at rest is lifted

• When an object at rest remains at rest

• When an object is put into motion

• When an object in motion is stopped and put at rest

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