Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy

What is the energy objects posses by being in motion?

• potential energy

• energy loss

• fast energy

• kinetic energy

Which of these are examples of kinetic energy? There is more than one answer.

• car moving

• a coiled spring

• turning a page

• runner

Kinetic energy depends on an object's ____________ and ___________.

• position and mass

• speed and mass

• speed and gravity

• position and gravity

True or False, kinetic energy decreases as mass increases.

• True

• False

Find the kinetic energy of a person weighing 76 kg and running at a speed of 4 meters per second (m/s).

• 304 J

• 152 J

• 80 J

• 160 J

What is potential energy?

• The energy an object possesses by being in motion.

• The rate at which work is done.

• A push or a pull.

• Energy that is a result of an object's position or shape.

True or false an object that is not moving may still have energy.

• True

• False

A type of potential energy directly related to kinetic energy is called _______________.

• elastic potential energy

• friction

• gravitational potential energy

• kinetic energy

Examples of items with elastic potential energy are (choose more than one)

• a car moving

• rubber bands

• trampolines

• carrots