Potential vs Kinetic Energy

What is potential energy?

• The amount of energy an object could have if it tried hard enough.

• Moving energy

• Stored energy

• Active energy

What is kinetic energy?

• Stored energy

• Moving energy

• Potential energy

• All of the above

A(n) ________ in mass results in a(n) _________ in kinetic energy.

• Increase, increase

• Increase, decrease

• decrease, increase

When a ball rolls down hill, its potential energy _____________ and its kinetic energy ______________.

• increases, increases

• increases, decreases

• decreases, decreases

• decreases, increases

There is a roller coaster car at the top of the hill, one at the middle of the hill, and one at the bottom of the hill. Which has the most potential energy?

• The car at the bottom of the hill

• The car in the middle of the hill

• The car at the top of the hill

• All of the cars have zero potential energy

True or False: The Law of Conservation of Energy says that energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only change forms.

• True

• False

When Kinetic Energy is High then Potential Energy is _______

• High

• Low

When Potential Energy is High then Kinetic Energy is _______

• High

• Low

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

An object that is moving right now has...

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy