Potential / Kinetic Energy and Speed

____________ is the power to do work or cause something to change.

• Energy

• Force

• Friction

• Motion

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Stored energy or energy because of an object's position is called

• mechanical energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

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Energy of motion and movement is called

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• elastic energy

• chemical energy

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To INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:

• put the object lower to the ground

• raise the object higher

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A scientific law stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• The Law of Potential Energy

• The Law of Kinetic Energy

• The Law of Conservation of Energy

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Which of the following is NOT an example of potential energy?

• A swimmer on the edge of a diving board

• An airplane flying through the air

• A new battery in the pack

• A loaded mousetrap with cheese on it

• A drawn bow and arrow

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On a roller coaster, where is the most kinetic energy?

• At the bottom of a big hill
• Halfway down a hill

• When going upside down
• At the top of a big hill

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What energy does a rock at the edge of a cliff have?

• Potential

• Kinetic

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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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When a girl is swinging on the playground and she is at her highest point in the air (point A in the picture).

• Potential

• Kinetic

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