Potential/Kinetic Energy Review

Which term refers to energy due to an object's motion?

• elastic potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

• kinetic energy

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Which term refers to stored energy due to the position of an object?

• elastic potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

• kinetic energy

Which term refers to stored energy due to the shape of an object?

• elastic potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

• kinetic energy

Gravitational potential energy depends on the object's ____________________.

• shape

• mass and speed

• mass and height above the ground

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Increasing the mass of an object _____________ the kinetic energy.

• increases

• decreases

• equalizes

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Which of the following has the highest gravitational potential energy?

• a truck at the top of the hill

• a bike speeding down the hill

• a dog at the top of the hill

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Which of the following has the LEAST amount of potential energy?

• a fully stretched rubber band

• a rubber band sitting on a table

• a rubber band pulling hair back

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A football is thrown in the air. At what point does it have the HIGHEST kinetic energy?

• when it hits the ground

• just before it hits the ground

• just after it starts to fall

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What location has the HIGHEST potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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What location has the LOWEST potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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