Potential and Kinetic Energy Practice Quiz

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

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low potential energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low kinetic energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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I am holding a balloon that is full of air, the balloon has

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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I released a balloon that was full of air and it is flying around the room, the balloon has

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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__________ is stored energy. 

• Potential
• Kinetic
• None of the above 
• All of the above 

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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True/False: Because energy cannot be created or destroyed, when an object’s kinetic energy increases, its potential energy must decrease!

• True

• False

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