What is the common factor among all examples of energy?

• Energy is the ability to cause change.

• Energy is always in motion.

• Energy is always potential.

• Energy is always kinetic.

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

• A book on a shelf

• A stretched rubber band

• A moving car

• A rock at the top of a hill

What two factors does the kinetic energy of a solid object depend on?

• Mass and height

• Mass and speed

• Speed and height

• Shape and position

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What type of energy does a basketball have when it is held by a player?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Electrical energy

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What causes gravitational potential energy?

• The shape of an object

• The speed of an object

• The position of an object relative to Earth's surface

• The color of an object

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If two objects have the same mass, which factor will increase their kinetic energy?

• Decreasing their speed

• Increasing their height

• Increasing their speed

• Decreasing their mass

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Match the following

• energy of motion

• potential energy

• energy stored in stretched or compressed objects

• thermal energy

• energy stored due to an object's height

• kinetic energy

• energy related to the temperature of an object

• gravitational potential energy

• energy stored due to an object's position

• elastic potential energy

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Which are examples of kinetic energy?

• ball rolling down the hill

• kite flying in the air

• a parked car

• throwing a basketball

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What is gravitational potential energy?

• The energy produced by an object's motion in a gravitational field.
• The energy released when an object falls to the ground.
• The energy required to lift an object to a certain height.
• The energy stored in an object as a result of its vertical position or height in a gravitational field.

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____ is the ability to cause change.

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