Potential and Kinetic Energy

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

• less

• More

• none of these

• the same

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Which is the best example of something that has kinetic energy?

• a car parked on a steep hill

• a tennis ball rolling across the court

• a picture hanging on a wall

• a piece of wood before it is burned.

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What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A person running down a hill.

• A bowling ball rolling down a hill

• A car driving down a hill

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What is kinetic energy?

• energy of work

• energy of motion

• energy of gravity

• energy in a battery

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What two factors affect an object's potential energy?

• mass and volume

• height and speed

• mass and height

• height and area

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Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic enegy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

• True

• False

• It depends

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Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy.

• True

• False

• It's hard to tell

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What Kind of energy is in a rock at the top of a hill?

• Potential

• Kinetic

• You can't be sure

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