The energy stored in an object is its _______ Energy

• kinetic

• Potential

• Transformed

• Joule

Answer explanation

Pontential Energy (PE) is stored energy. So look for words that mean the same thing.

When you are doing work you are exerting...

• Push

• Pull

• Energy

• Power

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Distance (Height) and Mass determine the amount of ______ Energy in an object.

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Thermal

• Nuclear

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What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Chemical
• Sound

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On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

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

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Wood, batteries, gasoline, and  food are all examples of ________________________.

• gravitational potential energy
• elastic potential energy
• chemical potential energy
• None of the above

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

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

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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another

• true
• false

Answer explanation

You saw this in the pHet Lab. The "lost" energy was converted to useless heat. It wasn't gone. We just couldn't use it to keep moving.

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If these are all moving at the same speed, the vehicle with the greatest KE would be

(Think about their masses)

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Answer explanation

Kinetic energy not only involves motion, it involves mass. The more mass, the more Kinetic Energy for the same speed.

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