Potential and Kinetic Energy

What is energy defined as?

• The ability to perform work or cause a change in speed.

• The ability to create light and heat only.

• The force that causes an object to move.

• The measurement of work in Joules.

What are the two main types of energy?

• Kinetic and Thermal Energy

• Potential and Chemical Energy

• Potential and Kinetic Energy

• Chemical and Mechanical Energy

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• The energy in a moving car

• The energy in a burning fire

• The energy in a stretched rubber band

• The energy in a spinning fan

What is gravitational potential energy dependent on?

• The speed of the object

• The temperature of the object

• The height of the object

• The shape of the object

What is kinetic energy?

• Energy that is stored

• Energy that is moving

• Energy that is lost

• Energy that is created

Kinetic energy of an object is related to its:

• Color and shape

• Mass and speed

• Temperature and color

• Position and chemical composition

Which of the following is true about kinetic energy?

• It decreases when an object is moving

• It is only present in living organisms

• It can be transformed into other forms of energy

• It can be destroyed

What happens to the potential energy of water at the top of a waterfall as it begins to fall?

• It is destroyed

• It remains constant

• It is converted into kinetic energy

• It increases

What happens to the potential energy of a ball when it is dropped and begins to move?

• It is destroyed.

• It is stored.

• It is converted into kinetic energy.

• It increases.

According to the law of conservation of energy, which of the following statements is true?

• Energy can be created.

• Energy can be destroyed.

• Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but can be converted from one form to another.

• Energy is lost when it changes form.