Energy Quiz

What is Energy?

• The ability to move objects or cause change

• The transfer of particles

• What turns on light bulbs

• The ability to work

What is Potential energy?

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• The energy stored in an object due to its position

• The energy that an object hopes to have

• The energy of an object that is not moving

What is Kinetic energy?

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• The energy stored in an object due to its position

• The energy that an object hopes to have

• The energy of an object that is not moving

Identify the type of energy in the example: A Yo-Yo being held in your hand.

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Both

• None of the Above

Identify the type of energy in the example: Skateboarding on a flat street.

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Both

• None of the Above

Identify the type of energy in the example: Apples hanging in a tree.

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Both

• None of the Above

Identify the type of energy in the example: A stretched rubber band.

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Both

• None of the Above

Identify the type of energy in the example: A ball rolling on the ground.

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Both

• None of the Above

Complete the Claim: If kinetic energy ______ then potential energy _______.

• Increases, decreases

• Increases, increases

• Decreases, decreases

• None of the above

Use the Investigation below to answer the following questions. A study measured the speed of baseball hits under different conditions. In Experiment 1, the weight of the bat was changed, and speed of the bat and the speed of the pitch were kept constant. The results of the experiment are shown in the tables below. Identify the independent and dependent variables in Experiment 1.

• Independent = Bat Weight; Dependent = Baseball Hit Speed

• Independent = Baseball Hit Speed; Dependent = Bat Weight

• Independent = Bat Swing Speed; Dependent = Baseball Hit Speed

• None of the above