Unit 1 Force and Motion Study Guide

Which is kinetic energy?

• The energy of a moving object

• Energy that is increasing

• Energy that is decreasing

• Energy that is stored in the position, or structure, of an object

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Another name for stored energy is _______________ energy.

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Thermal

• Electrical

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The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be _________ or _________.

• Gained or released

• Used or wasted

• Created or destroyed

• Heated or frozen

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As the amount of force on an object increases, the acceleration of the object _____________.

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Reverses

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Which best describes the type of energy that a bike has when it moves on a flat surface?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Sound energy

• Chemical energy

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The amount of kinetic energy an object has is related to its mass and _____________.

• Speed or Velocity

• Color

• Shape

• Temperature

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The skateboarder will not stop unless acted upon by _______________ forces.

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

• Gravitational

• Magnetic

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If two puppies pull on a plastic ring with equal force, the ring does not move. This is an example of __________.

• Balanced forces

• Unbalanced forces

• Gravitational forces

• Magnetic forces

Velocity is measured by using _______________ and _______________ of an object.

• Speed and direction

• Weight and height

• Mass and volume

• Length and width

A horse that is accelerating is _______________________.

• Maintaining its speed

• Decreasing in weight

• Slowing down

• Standing still

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