Gravitational Kinetic and Potential Energy

At which point does a pendulum swinging back and forth have the least amount of potential energy?

• At the highest point of its swing (1)

• At the lowest point of its swing (2)

• At the midpoint of its swing (3)

• At the starting point of its swing (4)

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AS the car rolls down the hill, _______ energy is converted to_____energy.

• potential, kinetic

• potential, potential

• kinetic, potential

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Points one and two have maximum ____________ energy.

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Imagine a ball rolling downhill on a slope. At which 3 points, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, does the ball's kinetic energy increase?

• S T U

• V W X

• X Y Z

• R S T

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A block is sliding down a frictionless ramp. At which point does the block have the most kinetic energy?

• At the top of the ramp(A)

• Halfway down the ramp (B)

• At the bottom of the ramp (C)

• It has the same kinetic energy at all points

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At what point does the block have the least speed?

• A

• E

• C

• B

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At which point does the ball have maximum potential energy and minimum kinetic enegy

• S only

• R and S

• R S and T

• T and R

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Identify where the kinetic energy is increasing.

• point 1

• point 2

• point 2 and 3

• point 3

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Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 

• Height and mass
• Friction and movement
• Mass and Movement
• Height and Friction 

Which of the following is an exmaple of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?

• a person parachuting out of a plane
• a car racing around an oval track
• a person skiing down a hill
• a person walking up a hill

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