Potential & Kinetic Energy Examples

Kinetic energy is...

• energy carried in ultraviolet waves

• energy stored in food

• energy in motion

• energy from splitting an atom

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Which one of these has kinetic energy?

• a car parked on a steep hill

• a tennis ball rolling across the court

• a picture hanging on the wall

• a piece of coal before it's burned

Answer explanation

Kinetic energy is energy of MOVING objects

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Stationary objects have kinetic energy.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

Kinetic energy is energy of MOTION.

When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.

• sound

• elastic

• light

• chemical

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Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

• true
• false

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An object's gravitational potential energy store can be increased by...

• by lifting the object higher

• increasing the velocity (speed) of the object

• decreasing the size of the object

• decreasing the mass of the object

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__________ is stored energy.

• Potential

• Kinetic

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

• Potential
• Kinetic

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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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What kind of energy is in a waving hand?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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