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__________ is stored energy. 

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

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On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

• At the bottom of a big hill
• When going around a corner
• When going upside down
• At the top of a big hill

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Where would a person have to be located to have the minimum gravitational potential energy?

• up on the roof
• down in the basement
• in the middle
• outside

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Which point has the most potential energy?

• D
• F
• B
• A

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A 60.0 kg person walks from the ground to the roof of a 74.8 m tall building. How much gravitational potential energy does she have at the top of the building?

• 43982.4 J
• 63982.3 J
• 43962.4 J
• 83942.4 J

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The drawing shows two identical airplanes at an air show. The airplanes are flying at the same speed. Airplane W is flying 50 m higher than Airplane X. Which statement best describes the energy of the two airplanes?

• airplane W has a greater kinetic energy than airplane X
• the two airplanes have the same gravitational potential energy but different kinetic energies
• airplane X has more gravitational potential energy than airplane W
• the two airplanes have the same kinetic energy but different gravitational potential energies

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Would you have more potential energy if you are higher on a ledge and near the edge or lower at the base away from the edge? 

• higher on the ledge and near the edge
• lower at the base away from the edge

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How does a system of magnets store potential energy in the magnetic field?

• The energy used to move a magnet with (same direction as) a magnetic force.
• The energy used to move a magnet against (opposite direction as) a magnetic force.
• Magnets get their potential energy from kinetic energy.

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A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.

• Kinetic
• Chemical 
• Potential
• Thermal

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S8P2c Which of the following is a form of potential energy?

• sound energy

• chemical energy

• thermal energy

• mechanical energy

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