Potential/Kinetic Energy Pretest

Match the following

• Potential

• A basketball sits

• Kinetic

• A bobsled moving

• Potential

• A diver just before

• Kinetic

• A baseball

• Potential

• A golf ball as it

When you do work, you are exerting ____________.

• push

• pull

• energy

The energy stored in an object is called ____________.

• joule

• kinetic

• potential

The unit of measure for potential and kinetic energy is the ____________.

• watt

• joule

• newton

Distance (height) and mass determine the amount of ____________ energy in an object.

• kinetic

• potential

• solar

An object falling from 50 meters will have ____________ potential energy than an object falling from 30 meters.

• more

• less

• equal

If you have two objects with different masses about to fall from the same height, which one will have the greatest potential energy?

• smallest

• largest

• fastest

The amount of kinetic energy in an object is determined by its _________.

• speed and mass

• height and mass

• speed and velocity

This type of energy is caused by motion.

• kinetic

• potential

• wind

An object’s potential energy will increase with ____________.

• speed and mass

• height and mass

• speed and velocity