Potential energy is related to

position or height of an object

Mrs. Bush had a kitchen cabinet with three shelves in it. On the top shelf Mrs. Bush had short glasses, on the middle shelf she had large glasses, and on the bottom shelf she had plates. Which item has the most potential energy?

They have the same amount of energy

Does a bike rider have more potential energy at the top of the hill before he begins his ride or at the bottom of the hill after he has finished his ride?

the same amount at the top and the bottom

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

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

Conservation of energy means that

energy can neither be created nor destroyed

energy can be created but not destroyed

energy can be destroyed but not created

energy can both be created and destroyed

If a man is pulling a wagon up a hill, describe what is occurring in terms of energy.

Increasing Potential energy, Decreasing Kinetic energy

Decreasing Potential energy, Increasing Kinetic energy

Both potential and kinetic are increasing

Both potential and kinetic are decreasing

Mariah throws a baseball up in the air. It rises up in the air to a point, then starts to fall back to the ground. At what point is the kinetic energy greatest?

When the baseball stops in the air

When the baseball hits the ground

A car is sitting on top of a ramp. As the car rolls down the ramp, the potential energy of the car decreases. What happens to the potential energy as the car moves?

It is converted to kinetic energy

It is lost as gravitational energy

It is destroyed as the car moves

It is used to make the car slow down

Potential and Kinetic energy

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Which energy type?
An airplane circling in preparation for a landing

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__________ is stored energy.

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

less

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What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

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Kinetic

Both potential and kinetic energy

none of the above

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a. a car parked on a steep hill

b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

c. a picture hanging on the wall

d. a piece of coal before it's burned

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What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

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Stored energy.

Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy

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Potential and Kinetic energy

Which energy type?
An airplane circling in preparation for a landing

__________ is stored energy.

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

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

Stored energy.

Potential energy is related to

At which point of the roller coaster is potential energy the greatest?

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

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Potential and Kinetic energy

Which energy type? An airplane circling in preparation for a landing

__________ is stored energy.

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

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

Stored energy.

Potential energy is related to

At which point of the roller coaster is potential energy the greatest?

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

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