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Understanding Potential and Kinetic Energy

Understanding Potential and Kinetic Energy

Assessment

Passage

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Science

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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NGSS
MS-PS3-2, MS-PS3-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Felisa Ford

Used 26+ times

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Kinetic energy

Thermal energy

Potential energy

Chemical energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does kinetic energy depend on?

Mass and speed

Height and position

Temperature and pressure

Volume and density

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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