Potential Energy & Kinetic Energy Graphs

Which point has the most potential energy?

• G

• F

• B

• A

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Which point has maximum kinetic energy ?

• Location G

• Location B

• Location E

• Location D

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Which two factors influence the amount of kinetic energy an object has?

• Height and Mass

• Height and Speed

• Speed and Mass

• Location and Force

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Which two factors influence the amount of potential energy that an object has?

• Height and Mass

• Speed and Mass

• Height and Speed

• Force and Speed

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What is potential energy?

• The energy an object has due to its atomic structure

• The energy an object has due to its chemical composition

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• The energy an object has due to its position or condition

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What is kinetic energy?

• The energy an object has due to its position or condition

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• The energy an object has due to its chemical composition

• The energy an object has due to its atomic structure

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Why do objects at high elevations have more potential energy than objects at low elevations?

• Because the thinner air at higher elevations means objects have a greater potential to move very fast

• Because objects at high elevations are closer to the sun, which is the source of all energy on earth

• Because objects at high elevations tend to move slower than objects at low elevations

• Because gravity gives objects at high elevations the potential to fall much further

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Why does the nickel have double the kinetic energy compared to the penny?

• The mass of the nickel is double the amount of the penny.

• The speed of the nickel is double the amount of the penny.

• The nickel does not have double the kinetic energy of the penny as they are equal.

• The nickel is more shiny than the penny so its kinetic energy is higher.

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When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

• high potential energy.

• high kinetic energy.

• low potential energy.

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy.

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When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

• high potential energy.

• high kinetic energy.

• low kinetic energy.

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy.

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