Energy Review & Transformation

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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__________ energy is the energy due to an object's position or condition

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

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

• Potential
• Kinetic
• both
• neither

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a. a car parked on a steep hill 
• b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
• c. a picture hanging on the wall 
• d. a piece of coal before it's burned 

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Which point has the most potential energy?

• D
• F
• B
• A

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^{Which point has the greatest kinetic energy?}

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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The law of conservation of energy means ________________________

• Energy CAN be created and destroyed or transformed
• Energy can be used up or transformed
• Energy CANNOT be created or destroyed, only transformed
• Energy cannot be transformed

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When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest? (assume there is no friction)

• 1 and 5
• 2 and 4
• 3 
• 4 and 5

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A toy robot can walk and talk and runs on batteries. Which type of energy is stored in the batteries?

• nuclear

• chemical

• electrical

• mechanical