Energy

What is potential energy?

• the energy of motion
• stored energy
• atomic energy
• kinetic energy

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What is kinetic energy?

• the energy of motion
• stored energy
• atomic energy
• potential energy

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A moving object always has

• kinetic energy
• potential energy

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If an object is not moving, it has

• potential energy
• kinetic energy

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Who has more potential energy, a skier on top of a hill or a skier halfway down the hill?

• the skier on top of the hill
• the skier halfway down the hill
• they both have the same potential energy
• neither one has potential energy

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When would the kinetic energy in a ball become potential energy?

• when the ball is thrown

• when the ball is dropped

• when the ball rolls down a hill

• when the ball is rolled up a hill and stops at the top

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Which of the following situations involves potential energy changing into kinetic energy?

• a moving ball being caught
• an airplane taking off from an airport
• a child kicking a ball that is standing still
• a car coming to a stop

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Potential or Kinetic Energy? A sitting puppy

• kinetic energy
• potential energy

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Potential or Kinetic Energy? A ball at rest

• kinetic energy
• potential energy

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Potential or Kinetic Energy? A parked truck

• kinetic energy
• potential energy