Energy: Potential and Kinetic

The ability to do work is:

• force

• energy

• power

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The energy associated with moving things is called ______________ energy.

• kinetic

• pure

• 5-hour

• potential

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Stored energy based position or condition is ______________ energy.

• pure

• kinetic

• 5-hour

• potential

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At which point will the roller coaster have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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At which point will the roller coaster have the greatest potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What happens to the amount of kinetic energy of a person skydiving as that person goes from point A to point B and the pulls his parachute at point C?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same

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A pendulum swings from point 1 to point 5 and then back again. At which point(s) is the kinetic energy the greatest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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A pendulum swings from point 1 to point 5 and then back again. At which point(s) is the potential energy the greatest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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A pendulum swings from point 1 to point 5 and then back again. At which point(s) is the potential energy and the kinetic energy roughly equal?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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In the roller coaster shown, as kinetic energy decreases the amount of potential energy:

• also decreases.

• will increase.

• will stay the same.

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