Kinetic and Potential Energy Conversions

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Charles Martinez
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35 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term describes potential energy?
stored energy
kinetic energy
future energy
invisible energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A rock on top of a hill has energy due to its position. What is this energy called?
chemical energy
kinetic energy
gravitational potential energy
elastic potential energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the mechanical energy of an object?
the sum of all types of kinetic energy
the sum of all types of potential energy
the sum of all kinetic energy and all potential energy
the difference between the kinetic energy and the potential energy
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NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
The total amount of energy on Earth is constant.
Energy can only be created when a force acts on an object.
Heating an object creates energy and cooling destroys energy.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can be transformed.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Matt and Kim use bowling balls with different masses. If they both roll their bowling balls at exactly the same speed, which statement is true?
The bowling ball with less mass has more kinetic energy.
The bowling ball with more mass has more kinetic energy.
The kinetic energies of the two bowling balls are the same.
There is not enough information to compare the kinetic energies.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Energy is the ability to cause what?
change
mass
force
speed
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This illustration shows a bookshelf with four identical books. How does the gravitational potential energy of the four books compare?
The books have the same gravitational potential energy.
The gravitational potential energy increases from top to bottom (lower shelf - more g.p.e.)
The gravitational potential energy decreases from top to bottom (higher shelf - more g.p.e.)
The books are not moving so they do not have gravitational potential energy.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
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