Potential and Kinetic Energy

__________ is stored energy. 

• Potential
• Kinetic
• None of the above 
• All of the above 

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

• more
• less
• none of the above
• same

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What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both potential and kinetic energy
• none of the above

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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.

• destroyed
• transferred
• created
• ignored

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Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.

• created, destroyed
• gravity, force
• heat, created

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What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy

• Newton
• Joule
• Watt
• Kilogram

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level. (g = 10 m/s^2)

• 250,000 J

• 2,500,000 J

• 25,000,000 J

• 250 J

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Alice kicks a soccer ball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves the ground moving 30 meters per second. What is the kinetic energy of the soccer ball? (KE = 1/2mv²)

• 567 J

• 900 J

• 945 J

• 30 J

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If the 0.3 kg marble was moving at 6 m/s at the bottom of the ramp, how much kinetic energy did the marble have? (KE = 1/2mv²)

• 5.4 J

• 1.8 J

• 3 J

• 6 J

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