Potential and Kinetic Energy Vocabulary

Define: Kinetic Energy

• Stored energy as a result of an objects position and mass.

• Energy that is formed or caused by motion.

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________ is the ability to do work or cause change

• energy

• friction

• force

• motion

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Potential energy is the ____.

• stored energy of an object due to its position or shape.

• energy that an object has due to its motion.

• energy an object has due to its speed.

• energy an object has dues to its volume.

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Kinetic energy is the ____.

• stored energy of an object due to its position or shape.

• energy that an object has due to its motion.

• energy an object has due to its existence.

• energy an object has dues to its volume.

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The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on its:

• mass and volume.

• volume and friction.

• mass and speed.

• speed and density.

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Which is the best synonym for potential energy?

• stored energy

• energy of motion

• energy due to gravity

• mechanical energy

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When does an object have no kinetic energy?

• When it's at rest.

• When it's moving very slowly.

• When the only force that's acting on it is gravity.

• When it has no electrical charge.

When is potential energy transformed into kinetic energy?

• When an object at rest is lifted to a higher elevation.

• When an object at rest remains at rest.

• When an object at rest is put into motion.

• When an object in motion is stopped and put at rest.

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What do potential and kinetic energy have in common?

• They are both related to density.

• They are both unrelated to mass.

• They are both related to volume.

• They are both related to motion.

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Energy stored in an object due to its position

• Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Thermal Energy

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