Roller Coaster Energy Vocab

At which point on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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At which point on the roller coaster is the kinetic energy at its maximum?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What is Energy?

• The ability to do anything

• The ability to do work

• The cycle of the Sun

• What you get when you go outside

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What is an example of kinetic energy?

• A plane getting ready for takeoff

• Bowling pins before they get knocked down

• A car driving on the highway

• Laying in bed asleep

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What is an example of potential energy?

• A bowling ball rolling down a lane

• A car parked in a lot

• Running a marathon

• Photosynthesis

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What is the definition of friction?

• A force that resists the sliding of two objects that are touching

• A force that increases sliding between two objects

• The change from potential to kinetic energy

• A transformation from radiant to mechanical energy

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

• Height and Mass

• Movement and Friction

• Mass and Movement

• Height and Friction

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_______ is a measure of how fast an object is moving.

• Distance

• Energy

• Speed

• Acceleration

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What does the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy equal?

• Work

• Transformation

• Total Energy

• Chemical Energy

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