Kinetic and Potential Energy Review

The more ______ an object moves, the more potential energy it has.

• mass

• size

• heat

• space

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A bicyclist pedaling up a hill. Kinetic or Potential Energy

• Kinetic

• Potential

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Kinetic energy depends on

• mass and volume

• mass and height

• mass and gravity

• mass and velocity

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Velocity is speed with

• direction

• acceleration

• energy

• height

The greater the velocity of a moving object, the more ____________ it has.

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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True/False: Whenever potential energy DECREASES, the kinetic energy INCREASES.

• True

• False

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The stored energy an object has is known as

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• solar energy

• thermal energy

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The higher an object is, the more ______________ potential energy it has.

• gravitational

• frictional

• centripetal

• centrifugal

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When an object drops, the potential energy turns into ____________.

• kinetic energy

• gravity

• frictional energy

• static electricity

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The strength of gravity between 2 objects depends on 2 factors:

• The distance and mass of the objects.

• The size and mass of the objects.

• The distance and shape of the objects.

• The distance and scent of the objects.

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