Kinetic and Potential Energy Lesson

Which of these has the most potential energy.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low potential energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low kinetic energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy equals the

• potential energy

• transformation

• kinetic energy

• mechanical energy

I released a balloon that was full of air and it is flying around the room, the balloon has

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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Which point has the most potential energy?

• A

• B

• D

• F

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True/False: Because energy cannot be created or destroyed, when an object’s kinetic energy increases, its potential energy must decrease!

• True

• False

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a car parked on a steep hill

• a tennis ball rolling across the court

• a picture hanging on the wall

• an apple resting on the table above the ground

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Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.

• created, destroyed

• gravity, force

• heat, created

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At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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