Gravitational Potential Energy

Gravitational Potential Energy comes from ________

• The Earth's Gravity

• The ability to walk on water

• Energy is in motion

Objects naturally falling to the ground is called ___________

• Knowledge

• Forces

• Gravity

• Balance

Which statement is true.

• The further you are from the ground, the gravitational pull increases

• The closer you are to the ground, the gravitational pull increases

• The further you are from the ground, the gravitational pull descreases

Which 2 items does gravitational pull depend on?

• Mass (weight)

• Speed

• Height / Distance from the ground

• Force

True / False: The heavier an object is, the more potential energy the object has.

• True

• False

Which object has the greatest gravitational potential energy?

• Wrecking Ball

• Small Car

• School Bus

• Red Apple

Which object would have the greatest gravitational potential energy when thrown off of the roof of a building?

• Apple

• Bowling Ball

• Pencil

• Computer

Select all the examples of kinetic energy.

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Select all examples of potential energy

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