Energy Skate Park Questions

Do you think the skater will make it over the hump when starting on the left?

• No, because his potential energy will be converted to thermal energy. 

• No, because he doesn’t have enough potential energy. 

• Yes, because all of his potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy. 

• Yes, because some of his energy will be potential and some kinetic. 

Do you think the skater will make it over the hump when starting on the right?

• No, because his potential energy will be converted to thermal energy. 

• No, because he doesn’t have enough potential energy. 

• Yes, because all of his potential energy will be converted to thermal energy. 

• Yes, because some of his energy will be potential and some kinetic

If the KE piece of the pie gets larger, then what can be said about the skater?

• The skater is going up hill (left)

• The skater is going down hill (right). 

• There is no way to tell. 

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If the KE piece of the pie gets larger, then

• The PE part stays the same. 

• The PE part gets larger too. 

• The PE part gets smaller. 

• There is no way to tell. 

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If the KE piece of the pie gets larger, then...

• The skater will be going faster. 

• The skater will be going slower. 

• The skater's speed won't change.

• There is no way to tell. 

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The bar graph shows the energy of the skater, where could the skate be on the track?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The Pie chart shows the energy of the skater, where could the skater be on the track? 

• A

• B

• C

• D

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How would you describe the speed of a skater with this energy chart? 

• Maximum speed

• At Rest

• Medium Speed

• Low Speed

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How would you describe the speed of a skater with this energy chart?

• Maximum speed

• At Rest

• Medium Speed

• Low Speed

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Choose the correct description of the skater's speed as shown on the three charts.

• A: Stopped

  B: Slow

  C: Fast

• A: Slow

  B: Fast:

  C: Stopped

• A: Slow

  B: Stopped

  C: Fast

• A: Fast

  B: Slow:

  C: Stopped

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