Quiz about Kinetic and Potential Energy

Question 1

What is energy?

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The ability to make something move or change.

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Something that takes up space.

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Anything that has mass.

Question 2

What is potential energy?

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The energy an object has due to its position or condition.

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The energy an object has due to the bonds in its nucleus.

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

Question 3

What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

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The energy an object has due to its position.

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The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.

Question 4

When does an object have NO kinetic energy?

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When it's at rest.

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When it's moving.

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When it has no electrical charge.

Question 5

Select all of the objects that have kinetic energy. (You may click more than one object!)

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Option D is correct

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

Question 6

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

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more

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less

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none of the above

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all of the above

Question 7

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

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Height and mass

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Friction and movement

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Mass and Movement

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Height and Friction

Question 8

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

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Potential

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Kinetic

Question 9

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

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Kinetic

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Potential

Question 10

What kind of energy is in a person climbing up toward the top of a ladder?

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Both

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Potential

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Kinetic

Question 11

At which point is potential energy greatest?

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W

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X

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Y

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Z

Question 12

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 13

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 14

Which point has the most potential energy?

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A

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G

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F

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D

Question 15

Where would a person have to go to have the minimum gravitational potential energy?

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down in the basement

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up on the roof

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in the middle level

Question 16

Energy and work are measured in

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Joules

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kilograms

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meters

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m/s

Question 17

I am holding a balloon that is full of air. It has

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potential energy

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kinetic energy

Question 18

I released a balloon that was full of air. Now it is flying around the room. It has

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kinetic energy

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potential energy

Question 19

I have the most potential energy if I am:

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at the top of a skyscraper

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standing on the ground

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in a deep cave

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on top of my roof

Question 20

How can I gain potential energy? (choose the best answer)

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Climb a mountain

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Run as fast as I can

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Be very still

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Go downstairs

Question 21

When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ potential energy.

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elastic

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gravitational

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light

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chemical

Question 22

Which of the following has the most potential energy?

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A car at the top of a hill

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A car speeding down the hill

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A person at the top of a hill

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An acorn falling off a tree

Question 23

What does kinetic energy depend on?

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The mass and speed of an object

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The weight and volume of an object

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The buoyancy of an object

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The furriness of an object

Question 24

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

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A car driving down a hill

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A person running down a hill

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A  ball rolling down a hill

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A bowl of cereal on the table

Question 25

Can you create or destroy energy?

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No

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Yes

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only if you are really strong

Question 26

The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can change from one form to another.

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created, destroyed

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gravity, force

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heat, created

Question 27

In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:

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raise the object higher

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put the object lower to the ground

Question 28

Is it possible for something to have both kinetic AND potential energy at the same time?

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Absolutely

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No way

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