"Types of Energy" S124 - 125

What is kinetic energy?

• stored energy, energy an object has when it's not in motion

• energy an object has when it's in motion

• the strength of an acid

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Which of the following is the type of energy an object has when it's in motion?

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• solar energy

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What is potential energy?

• energy an object has when it is in motion

• energy an object has when it is not in motion; stored energy

• the power an object has when it is doing work

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Potential energy is ____________.

• stored energy that an object has based on its position of shape

• energy an object has when it is in motion

• the power an object has when it is in motion

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What objects have greater kinetic energy?

• slow moving objects

• fast moving objects

• objects that are not moving

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If all the objects described below were moving at the same speed, which of them would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• a 9 pound bowling ball

• a 10 pound bowling ball

• a 16 pound bowling ball

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What are the two things that determine the amount of kinetic energy an object has?

• the color and volume of the object

• the position and shape of the object

• the mass and speed of the object

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Potential energy is based on an object's ________ or shape.

• position

• speed

• color

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You are on a roller coaster. At what point does the roller coaster have the greatest amount of potential energy?

• when it's at the tops of the hill waiting to go down

• when it's at the starting point and people are getting on

• when it's just beginning to go up the hill

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In which scenario would a tennis ball have the MOST potential energy?

• a tennis ball held 3 feet above the ground, before being dropped

• a tennis ball held 6 feet above the ground, before being dropped

• a tennis ball held out a window 16 feet above the ground, before being dropped

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