Roller Coaster Project - Checkpoint #1

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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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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__________ is stored energy. 

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

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Potential energy depends on

• mass and height

• height and speed

• mass and speed

• height and force

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

• Potential
• Kinetic

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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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Which point has the most potential energy?

• G
• f
• b
• a

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The illustration shows a roller coaster and indicates four different positions the car might be at as it moves along the track.

At which point in the roller coaster's journey is its potential energy the greatest?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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