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When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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__________ is stored energy. 

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

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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy.

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Gravitational

• Frictional

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How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

• Make the object larger

• Lower the object towards the ground

• Raise the object farther off the ground

• Allow the object to roll on the ground

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A slingshot that has been pulled back, but has not been let go.

• Kinetic

• Potential

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When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 

• kinetic 
• potential
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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Where is potential energy at its minimum?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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

• up on the roof

• down in the basement

• in the middle

• outside

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