Kinetic and Potential Energy

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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

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

__________ is stored energy. 

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

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 

• kinetic 
• potential
• none of the above
• all of the above 

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both potential and kinetic energy
• none of the above

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

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both potential and kinetic energy
• none of the above

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which is an example of potential energy?

• a roller coaster speeding down a hill
• the pulled back string on an archers's bow
• releasing the strings on a guitar
• an electric current lighting a light bulb

Where would a person have to be located to have the minimum gravitational potential energy?

• up on the roof
• down in the basement
• in the middle
• outside