Lab - Kinetic and Potential Energy

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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A system's total energy is equal to

• PE + KE

• PE - KE

• PE multiplied by KE

• none of the above

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A soap box derby car at the top of a ramp has more _________ energy and at the finish line at the bottom of the ramp it has more _________ energy.

• kinetic, potential

• kinetic, kinetic

• potential, kinetic

• potential, potential

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Check off all the direct variables you need to find kinetic energy:

• Speed

• Distance

• Time

• Mass

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it just changes form:

• Law of conservation of energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Velocity

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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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Students are using the set up for a lab. How could they increase the potential energy of the marble?

• switch the ruler to a wooden one

• push the marble down the ramp

• use a stone instead of a marble

• add more books beneath the ruler

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