Kinetic and Potential Energy

Kinetic energy is

• stored energy

• energy at rest

• energy in motion

• stationary

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What type of energy does the image show?

• Potential Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Kinetic Energy

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What type of energy does the image show?

• Thermal Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Sound Energy

• Potential Energy

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Which truck has more kinetic energy?

• The truck going at 40 mph

• The truck going at 90 mph

• Both have the same amount of kinetic energy

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When you stretch a rubber band, you give it ___.

• potential energy

• chemical energy

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

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Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A glass jar sitting on a shelf.

• A flag waving in the wind.

• A ball rolling down the sidewalk.

• A battery powering a radio.

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An object in motion possesses kinetic energy, which is determined by the ___.

• height and mass of the object

• work done on the object

• potential energy of the object

• mass and velocity of the object

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Which answer illustrates the concept of kinetic energy?

• a rock perched on top of a cliff

• a spring compressed by a weight

• a girl throwing a frisbee

• the battery of a portable radio, which has been turned off

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What type of energy does an acorn hanging from an oak tree have?

• Potential

• Kinetic

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A ball rolling on a flat surface mainly has

• potential energy

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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