Potential & Kinetic Energy

__________ is stored energy. 

• Potential
• Kinetic
• None of the above 
• All of the above 

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Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.

• The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
• The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
• The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
• The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 

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At which point of the roller coaster is potential energy the greatest?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both potential and kinetic energy
• none of the above

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What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both potential and kinetic energy
• none of the above

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a. a car parked on a steep hill 
• b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
• c. a picture hanging on the wall 
• d. a piece of coal before it's burned 

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What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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Select all of the objects that have kinetic energy. (You may click more than one object!)

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