Physics Club Quiz 1

At which point is the potential energy maximized?

• X

• Y

• Z

At which point is the kinetic energy maximized?

• X

• Y

• Z

What is the unit of Energy?

• J (Joul)

• N (Newton)

• A (Ampere)

• W (Watts)

Energy conservation states that energy cannot be _______ or destroyed. In other words, this law means that the total amount of energy does not change in an isolated system. 

When a pendulum swings,

at which point is kinetic energy greatest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

When a pendulum swings,

at which point is potential energy greatest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The faster an object moves, the ___ kinetic energy it must carry.

• More

• Less

• Constant

• Varying

A quarterback throws a Hail Mary to try and win a game. As the ball is traveling upwards, what is happening to the energy in the ball+Earth system?

• 
  Kinetic energy is being transferred to Gravitational Potential

• 
  Kinetic Energy stays the same while Gravitational Potential increases

• 
  Kinetic Energy increases and Gravitational Potential increases

• 
  

  Gravitational Potential energy is being transferred to Kinetic

When a ball is thrown straight up, what happens to its velocity as it reaches its highest point?

• Velocity increases

• 
  

  Velocity decreases to zero

• 
  Velocity remains constant

• Velocity becomes negative

What happens to the gravitational potential energy of an object as it falls towards the Earth?

• 
  It increases

• 
  

  It decreases

• 
  It remains the same

• It first decreases, then increases