Potential Energy Practice

Match the following

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• A rubberband stretched to the limit

• Elastic Potential Energy

• A battery in a turned off radio

• Kinetic Energy

• A rock sitting on a cliff

• Chemical Potential Energy

• A rock rolling down a hill

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Although all types of energy are important, we will focus on ___ potential energy, which is the energy stored in objects raised up high.

• Gravitational

• Elastic

• Chemical

Which three factors affect gravitational potential energy?

(Pick 3!)

• Mass

• Height

• Speed

• Gravity

• Temperature

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An object raised up high has ___ potential energy than a lower object.

• More

• Less

• The Same

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Which ball has more potential energy?

• The blue ball because it is raised higher.

• The red ball because it is placed lower.

• The blue ball because it is heavier.

• The red ball because it is lighter.

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Which organism has more potential energy?

• The elephant because its hill is higher.

• The mouse because its hill is lower.

• The elephant because it is heavier.

• The mouse because it is lighter.

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A ball is sitting on an equally-tall hill on the Moon and on Jupiter.

Where will it have more potential energy?

• Jupiter because its mass is higher there.

• Jupiter because Jupiter has more gravity.

• The Moon because the Moon has has less gravity.

• The Moon because it has less mass there.

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I predict Skier ​ (a)   will have LESS potential energy because they are ​ (b)   .

• 1
• 2
• lower
• higher
• lighter
• heavier

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"I predict Hot Air Balloon ​ (a)   will have MORE potential energy because it is ​ (b)   ​​ .

• 2
• higher
• lower
• 1
• heavier
• lighter

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A heavier object has ___ potential energy than a lighter object.

• More

• Less

• The Same

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