Quiz about Comparing Potential & Kinetic Energy

Question 1

At which point does the pendulum have the greatest potential and least kinetic energy?

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1

Answer

2

Answer

3

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4

Question 2

At which point does the cyclist have the greatest kinetic and least potential energy?

Accepted Answer

Z

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W

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X

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Y

Question 3

At which point does the cyclist have the greatest potential and least kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

X

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Y

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Z

Question 4

When the cyclist is at point X, she is--

Accepted Answer

losing potential and gaining kinetic energy.

Answer

losing kinetic and gaining potential energy.

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neither gaining nor losing potential or kinetic energy.

Question 5

At which point does the ball have the least kinetic and the greatest potential energy?

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1

Answer

2

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3

Question 6

At which point does the ball have the least potential and the greatest kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Question 7

What point has the least kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

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C

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I

Question 8

When the girl in the swing is at Point B, she has--

Accepted Answer

the greatest kinetic and least potential energy.

Answer

the greatest potential and least kinetic energy.

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equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy.

Question 9

Stored energy

Accepted Answer

potential

Answer

kinetic

Question 10

energy of motion

Accepted Answer

kinetic

Answer

potential

Question 11

As the cart moves from point Y to point Z, --

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it gains kinetic energy.

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it loses potential energy.

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it gains potential energy.

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it loses kinetic energy.

Question 12

At what point does the child have the least kinetic energy and greatest potential energy?

Accepted Answer

top of the slide

Answer

bottom of the slide

Question 13

What type of energy is best illustrated by the archer pulling back the string on the bow?

Accepted Answer

potential

Answer

kinetic

Question 14

What type of energy is the arrow experiencing when the archer lets go?

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kinetic

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potential

Question 15

A person climbing a ladder is --

Accepted Answer

gaining potential energy

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gaining kinetic energy

Question 16

The rock on the cliff is an example of an object that has--

Accepted Answer

potential energy

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kinetic energy

Question 17

Which is the best example of kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

A tennis ball rolling across the court

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A car parked on a steep hill

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A picture hanging on a wall

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A piece of coal before it is burned

Question 18

A stretched rubber band is an example of--

Accepted Answer

potential energy

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kinetic energy

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

3

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1

Answer

2

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4

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5

Question 20

What happens when a rock falls off the side of a cliff?

Accepted Answer

The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases

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The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases

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The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases

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The potential energy increases as the kinetic energy decreases

Comparing Potential & Kinetic Energy

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