Potential and Kinetic Energy 4th Grade

What is energy?

• a mixture of two substances

• an object’s interaction with its surroundings

• the ability to do work

Which type of energy is the energy of “motion”?

• Potential

• Kinetic

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Which type of energy is “stored” energy?

• Potential

• Kinetic

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What type of scientist studies force, motion, and energy?

• Biologist

• Geologist

• Physicist

• Zoologist

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Energy can be destroyed.

• True

• False

When a bike is sitting still at the top of the hill, it has what type of energy?

• Potential

• Kinetic

The slower an object moves, the more kinetic energy it has.

• True

• False

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How does a bow and arrow use energy?

• it has kinetic energy only when the bow string is pulled back

• it has elastic potential energy when the bow is pulled back, and kinetic energy when it releases the arrow

• it uses electric energy to shoot the arrow

• it uses kinetic energy when the bow string is pulled back and the potential energy as the arrow flies

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Where could you place a toy car to give it the most potential energy?

• flat on the ground

• on a 12 inch ramp

• on a 3 inch ramp

• at the bottom of a ramp

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Which of these is NOT a type of potential energy?

• gravitational

• elastic

• chemical

• kinetic

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