Energy Quiz 3

At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A

• G

• D

• C

• E

How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

• Make the object larger

• Lower the object towards the ground

• Raise the object farther off the ground

• Allow the object to roll on the ground

At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

At which position does the child on the swing have the most kinetic energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

At which point does the ball has the greatest kinetic energy?

• A

• G

• D

• C

• E

A moving object will have more energy when the object–

• moves faster.

• stops moving.

• changes direction.

• loses mass.

Objects that can be stretched and compressed can possess ______________ energy.

• chemical potential

• elastic potential

• kinetic

• gravitational potential

The food we eat and the batteries we use both have ________ energy.

• gravitational potential

• electrical

• kinetic

• chemical potential

Two trucks have the same velocity but different masses. Truck 1 has a mass of 100 kg and Truck 2 has a mass of 400 kg. Which truck has the most kinetic energy?

• Truck 1

• Truck 2

• Both trucks

• Neither truck

When an acorn falls from a tree, some of its _________ energy changes to kinetic energy due to the law of conservation of energy. (Pick the BEST possible answer)

• potential

• kinetic

• thermal

• mechanical