Understanding Potential and Kinetic Energy

What type of energy is stored in an object due to its position or state?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

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Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A rolling ball

• A car driving down the road

• A book on a shelf

• A person running

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What happens to the potential energy of a rock when it falls off a cliff?

• It remains the same

• It is converted into kinetic energy

• It is destroyed

• It increases

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What does kinetic energy depend on?

• Mass and speed

• Height and position

• Temperature and pressure

• Volume and density

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

• Water stored behind a dam

• A compressed spring

• A rock perched on a cliff

• A car driving down the road

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