Examples of Potential Energy

Which type of energy increases when you compress a spring?

• elastic potential energy
• kinetic energy
• radiant energy
• sound energy

Elastic potential energy is energy stored in an object, such as a spring, due to the object being stretched or compressed. In which position is it most likely that the spring has lost its elastic potential energy?

• W

• Y

• X

• Z

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Energy stored because of gravity is called:

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Mechanical Advantage

• Chemical Energy

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At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A

• G

• D

• C

• G

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Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A ball sitting on the ground

• Moon viewed from the Earth

• An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

• A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

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How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

• Make the object larger

• Lower the object towards the ground

• Raise the object farther off the ground

• Allow the object to roll on the ground

What will happen to the potential energy of the magnets as the N and S get close?

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same
• there is none

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What happens to the magnetic potential energy when the same poles are far apart?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

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What will happen to the magnetic potential energy of the magnets when the N and N get close?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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When these opposite charges get closer, what happens to their electrical potential energy?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

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