Unit 5: Potential or Kinetic

Ball sitting on shelf

• potential
• kinetic

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girl running down hill

• kinetic
• potential

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dog swimming in creek

• potential
• kinetic

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stick laying on ground

• kinetic
• potential

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 

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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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What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Batteries laying on the table

• potential

• kinetic