Potential and Kinetic Energy Quiz

What is potential energy?

• The energy possessed by an object due to its motion.

• The energy possessed by an object due to its position (height) or mass (weight)

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Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

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What is kinetic energy?

• The energy possessed by an object due to its rest. (stillness)

• The energy possessed by an object due to its position. (height)

• The energy possessed by an object due to its motion.

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

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Which type of energy does a moving car have?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

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Which type of energy does a book sitting on a shelf have?

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

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Which type of energy does a roller coaster at the top of a hill have?

• Thermal energy

• Nuclear energy

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

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A basketball player tosses a ball in the air as shown. Where is the potential energy the highest?

• between A and B

• A

• B

• Between B and C

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A basketball player tosses a ball in the air as shown Which has the greatest kinetic energy?

• A

• B

• C

• Between A and B

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The path that a ball takes after it is dropped is shown in the image below. At which position in the ball's path does the ball have the greatest potential energy?

Potential energy increases the higher the location.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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