Kinetic and Potential Energy

What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Chemical
• Sound

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At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A
• B
• D
• E

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

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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__________ is stored energy. 

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

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Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.

• The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
• The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
• The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
• The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 

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Which passenger has the most potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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• Potential Energy
• Kinetic Energy

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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy.

• True

• False

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Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

• True

• False

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