Energy

What is Energy?

• The ability to do anything

• The ability to cause change or do work

• The investigation of nature

• A fact of life

What is an example of kinetic energy?

• An apple in a tree

• A bouncy ball on the table

• A car driving on the highway

• A stretched out rubber band

What is an example of potential energy?

• A bowling ball rolling down a lane

• A car parked in a lot

• An apple falling from a tree

• Sunlight heating up the atmosphere

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• True

• False

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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. 

The motion of an object is called _____?

• flowing energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• sun energy

The stored energy of an object is called ______?

• flowing energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• sun energy

A car gets energy from ______?

• sunlight

• gasoline

• food

A plant gets its energy from

• food

• gasoline

• sunlight

• electricity