PRACTICE Potential Energy and Forces

What is the energy due to interactions between objects or particles when distance changes?

• Electric potential energy

• Magnetic potential energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Kinetic energy

What is the force that exists between all objects that have mass?

• Gravitational force

• Magnetic force

• Electric force

• Frictional force

What is the energy an object has due to its motion?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Magnetic potential energy

What is the unit of measurement for weight?

• Meters

• Newtons

• Pounds

• Kilograms

What is the region of space that has a physical quantity at every point?

• Field

• Force

• Energy

• Mass

What is the stored energy due to the interactions of objects in a gravitational field?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Magnetic potential energy

• Electric potential energy

• Kinetic energy

What is the relationship between mass and gravitational potential energy?

• Direct

• Exponential

• Inverse

• No relationship

What is the formula for calculating gravitational potential energy?

• PE = mg

• PE = mgh

• PE = gh

• PE = m/g

What is the type of potential energy that is due to the interactions of objects in a gravitational field?

• Electric potential energy

• Magnetic potential energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Kinetic energy

What is the energy an object has due to its motion?

• Potential energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Magnetic potential energy