Potential and Kinetic Energy Milestone Review

A student has been studying energy in science class. At a bowling alley with her friends, she notices several forms of energy in the building.

Which of the following best indicates an example of an object having kinetic energy?

• A bowling ball is resting on a shelf behind the counter.

• The student is rolling a bowling ball down the lane to knock down pins.

• The student's score is automatically recorded and displayed on a monitor.

• A heat lamp in the snack bar is shining down on food.

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The spring above is compressed to give it elastic potential energy. Which spring will have the most elastic potential energy?

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Which of the following systems has kinetic energy?

I. water flowing down a river

II. a bowling ball rolling down an alley

III. atoms inside a rock which is sitting on a cliff

• I

• I and II

• II and III

• I, II, and III

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A coiled spring possesses which type of energy?

• Activation Energy

• Free Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

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What happens to the kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy of a ball in free fall?

• Kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy both increase.

• Kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy both decrease.

• Kinetic energy increases and gravitational potential energy decreases.

• Kinetic energy decreases and gravitational potential energy increases.

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A body in motion has which of the following types of energy?

• Gravitational Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Elastic Energy

• Kinetic Energy

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A motionless raised mass possesses which type of energy?

• Kinetic Energy

• Lattice Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Potential Energy

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Kinetic energy is changed to potential energy when —

• a skier skis down a slope, arriving at a lower elevation

• a car speeds up along a flat highway

• a roller coaster slows down as it climbs up a hill

• a ball rolls to the bottom of an inclined ramp

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A charged car battery possesses which type of energy?

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Wind Energy

• Sound Energy

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A teacher asks students to decrease their kinetic energy. What could the students do in order to decrease their kinetic energy the most?

• Run to the front of the classroom

• Sit down and stop moving

• Jump up and down

• Stand up and move their arms

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