Kinetic/Potential Energy

Kinetic energy is:

• Energy of motion

• stored energy

• Energy from heat

• energy from chemistry

What two factors determine an objects kinetic energy?

• Height and gravity

• Mass and height

• speed and height

• mass and weight

Which of the following has kinetic energy?

• a battery

• a picture hanging on the wall

• a moving skateboard

• a car parked on a street

If the following objects are traveling at the same speed, which one would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• bicycle

• motorcycle

• suv

• semi truck

as an objects mass increases, the kinetic energy will also increase

• true

• false

which would increase the kinetic energy of a car?

• decrease the speed of the car

• decrease the mass of the car

• increase the height of the car

• decrease the velocity of the car

Which of the following is NOT potential energy?

• chemical

• nuclear

• elastic

• mechanical

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

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

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A car driving down a hill.
• A person running down a hill. 
• A ball rolling down a hill. 

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a. a car parked on a steep hill 
• b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
• c. a picture hanging on the wall 
• d. a piece of coal before it's burned