What is potential energy?

• Stored energy due to position or arrangement

• Energy of motion

• Energy carried by electrons

• Energy released in nuclear reactions

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

• A ball held in the air

• Chemical energy in a battery

• A rock on a cliff

• Sound energy

What happens to potential energy when a ball is dropped?

• It remains the same

• It is transformed into kinetic energy

• It is destroyed

• It becomes nuclear energy

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Which form of energy is stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules?

• Gravitational energy

• Chemical energy

• Mechanical energy

• Light energy

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What determines the amount of kinetic energy an object has?

• Its height and weight

• Its mass and velocity

• Its position and arrangement

• Its temperature and color

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