Search Header Logo
Understanding Potential Energy Concepts

Understanding Potential Energy Concepts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science

5th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

Created by

Emma Peterson

Used 10+ times

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explains potential energy as stored energy due to an object's position or condition, contrasting it with kinetic energy, which is energy due to motion. Through examples like a pendulum and a ski lift, it illustrates how potential energy is converted to kinetic energy. The tutorial also highlights the role of mass and height in determining potential energy, concluding with a humorous note.

Read more

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is potential energy?

Energy due to motion

Stored energy due to position or condition

Energy from the sun

Energy used in cooking

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is potential energy related to kinetic energy?

They are the same

They are unrelated

Potential energy is stored energy, while kinetic energy is energy of motion

Kinetic energy is stored energy, while potential energy is energy of motion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the potential energy of a pendulum when it is released?

It increases

It disappears

It is converted into kinetic energy

It remains the same

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of potential energy being converted to kinetic energy?

A person running

A light bulb turning on

A pendulum swinging

A car accelerating

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to your potential energy as you ride up a ski lift?

It decreases

It converts to kinetic energy

It remains the same

It increases

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the potential energy at the top of a mountain represent?

The energy to stay still

The energy to move

The energy to climb higher

The energy to ski down

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the mass of an object affect its potential energy?

Mass only affects kinetic energy

More mass means less potential energy

Mass does not affect potential energy

More mass means more potential energy

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?