conserve energy quiz

At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the kinetic energy at its maximum?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed
• Nothing can exchange energy
• Energy will increase over time.
• Energy will decrease over time.

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As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy? 

• The PE and KE increase and decrease together
• The PE decreases while the KE increases 
• Impossible to know without knowing the mass  

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What happens when the ball goes from the highest position to the lowest position

• PE and KE increases and decreases together

• Impossible to know without knowing the mass of the object

• the PE decreases while KE increases

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Imagine dropping a basketball. When would it have the most gravitational potential energy?

• When it is closest to the ground
• When it is at the highest point
• When it is halfway down
• It has the same amount of gravitational PE at all points

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According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, when one form of energy is transformed into another, __________ energy is lost in the process

• no

• some

• all

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

• Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

• Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed.