Potential & Kinetic Energy

The energy stored in an object is ______ energy

• kinetic

• potential

• transformed

• joule

______ is the ability to make change

• matter

• motion

• energy

• force

Distance & Mass determine the amount of ______ energy in an object

• potential

• thermal

• kinetic

• nuclear

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

• at the bottom of a big hill

• when going upside down

• when going around a corner

• at the top of a big hill

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

• at the bottom of a big hill

• when going upside down

• when going around a corner

• at the top of a big hill

The faster an object moves, the _____ kinetic energy it has

• more

• less

• same

• none of the above

If all the following vehicles are moving at the same speed, the vehicle with the greatest kinetic energy would be (think about their masses)

• car

• motorcyle

• bus

• semi

If you wanted to increase the amount of potential energy in a book on a bookshelf, what would you do?

• put the book on a lower shelp

• put the book on a higher shelf

• Remove some pages from the book to make it lighter

• Nothing. You can't increase potential energy

Mass & Speed determine the amount of _____ energy in an object

• potential

• thermal

• kinetic

• mechanical

Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

• a lamp that is turned off

• a bike parked at the top of a hill

• a ball thrown across the yard

• leaves laying on the ground below a tree