Energy Test Review

Which of the following statements about a skier skiing down a steep slope is true?

• His kinetic energy decreases and his potential energy increases

• His potential energy decreases and his kinetic energy increases

• His chemical energy increases

• Both his potential and kinetic energy increases

Stored energy or energy due to its position is called

• mechanical energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

Which of the following situations demonstrates kinetic energy?

• A lamp that is turned off

• A bike parked at the top of a hill

• Captain Kirk throwing a boulder at Gorn!

• Fallen leaves laying on the ground below a tree

Gravitational potential energy depends on ______ and _______.

• height, mass

• weight, mass

• speed, mass

• height, speed

Energy in motion is called

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• nuclear energy

• transfer energy

Kinetic energy depends on_________ and _________.

• speed and mass

• speed and height

• height and mass

• energy and height

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Radiant

• Kinetic
• Thermal

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

__________ is stored energy. 

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

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 

• kinetic 
• elastic potential

• magnetic potential

• thermal