Unit 3: Kinetic and Potential Energy

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

• more

• less

• none of the above

• all of the above

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What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A car driving down a hill.

• A person running down a hill.

• A ball rolling down a hill.

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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 is kinetic energy?

• energy of work

• energy of motion

• energy of gravity

• energy of power

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What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

• area and volume

• mass and weight

• weight and height

• mass and speed

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6. Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

• point W

• point X

• point y

• point z

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Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

• point W

• point X

• point y

• point z

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Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

• true

• false

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Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy.

• false

• true

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

• Potential

• Kinetic

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