Kinetic and Potential Energy

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred from one form to another.

• True

• False

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__________ energy is the energy of motion.

• Potential

• Kinetic

As mass increases, KE ...

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

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As the velocity of an object decreases, its KE will...

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

• area and volume

• mass and weight

• weight and height

• mass and speed

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Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy.

• false

• true

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a car parked on a steep hill

• a tennis ball rolling across the court

• a picture hanging on the wall

• a piece of coal before it's burned

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

• more

• less

• none of the above

• all of the above

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What is kinetic energy?

• When an object is in motion
• When an object is not in motion
• all of the above
• none of the above

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What can you claim from the graph?

• KE increases as mass decreases

• KE increases as mass increases

• Nothing

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