Examples of Potential and Kinetic Energy

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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__________ is stored energy. 

• Potential
• Kinetic
• None of the above 
• All of the above 

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Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 

• Height and mass
• Friction and movement
• Mass and Movement
• Height and Friction 

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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What kind of energy is in a waving hand?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

• true
• false

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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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