Energy Final Test

Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy? Select all that apply

• a major league hitter holding up his bat

• a small girl swinging through the air

• a boulder sitting on a ledge

• a woman swimming across the English Channel

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Which of the following are examples of potential energy? Select all that apply.

• a major league hitter holding up his bat

• a small girl swinging through the air

• a boulder sitting on a ledge

• a woman swimming across the English Channel

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A bowling ball, baseball, golf ball, and ping pong ball are all rolling down a bowling lane at the same speed. Which one has the most kinetic energy? 

• bowling ball

• baseball

• tennis ball

• ping pong ball

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Which of the following determine the amount of kinetic energy an object has?

Check all that apply.

• Mass

• Height above the ground

• Speed

• Distance

• Position

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If you were shooting a bow and arrow, which of the following steps would produce the most elastic potential energy?

• aiming the arrow

• loading the arrow

• pulling the string back

• releasing the arrow

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How does heat transfer when you hold an ice cube in your hand?

Check all that apply.

• From your hand into the ice

• From the ice into your hand.

• From the room air into the ice.

• Heat does not transfer. It is in equilibrium.

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A hair dryer converts

• electrical energy into chemical energy

• electrical energy into thermal and mechanical energy

• nuclear energy into light and chemcial energy

• none of these

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A small car is traveling at a speed of 60 mph on the highway. In the next lane, a large passenger bus is traveling at the same speed. Which statement is true?

• The car and the bus have the same amount of energy.

• The car has more kinetic energy than the bus.

• The bus has more kinetic energy than the car.

• The car and the bus have potential energy, but no kinetic energy.

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A student is comparing the characteristics of three toy cars. Which of the statements is true?

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• As the speed increases the kinetic energy decreases.

• As the mass increases the kinetic energy stays the same.

• As the mass increases the kinetic energy increases.

• All of these are true.

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A basketball player is shooting a free throw. At what point does the ball have the greatest amount of potential energy?

• The moment he releases the ball.

• When the ball swishes through the net.

• As the ball is coming down from the highest point.

• At the ball's highest point, the top of the arch.

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