KE and PE pre/post Test

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

__________ is stored energy. 

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

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

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

Can energy be destroyed

• no
• yes

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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

• Potential
• Kinetic

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

• true
• false

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 

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Kinetic energy increases as an object moves _________. 

• slower
• faster
• at the same speed
• through an object