U4 Vocab 2 Quiz

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

The SI unit in which kinetic energy is measured is 

• Newton
• Kilogram
• Joules
• Metres per second

Potential energy is...

• energy in motion

• stored energy

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which object will have the largest value for its potential energy?

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Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• min

Speed -

• A measure that gives rate of change and position

• A measure that dissolves to one unit

• A measure of distance an object travels per unit of time.

• A measure of distance an object travels per unit of measurement.

A measurement of how fast an object is moving

• Velocity
• Speed
• Vector
• Acceleration

A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion

• Velocity
• Speed
• Acceleration
• Vector

_________________ is an object's distance and direction from a reference point.

• displacement

• position

• reference point

• dimension