Quiz on Potential Energy

What is potential energy?

• The energy of motion

• Stored energy due to position or state

• Energy that cannot be measured

• Energy that is always kinetic

How to Measure Potential Energy?

• In joules

• In meters

• In kilograms

• In newtons

How is it different from kinetic energy?

• Potential energy is stored energy

• Kinetic energy is stored energy

• Both are the same

• Kinetic energy is energy of position

What is the gravitational potential energy equation?

• GPE = mass * g * height

• GPE = mass + height

• GPE = mass / height

• GPE = mass * height / g

What is the potential energy of a 2 kg rock sitting at the top of a 10 meter high cliff?

• 196 J

• 20 J

• 98 J

• 0 J

What is elastic potential energy?

• Energy stored when materials stretch or compress

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• Energy stored in electric charge

• Energy stored in nuclear particles

What is chemical potential energy?

• Energy stored in substances due to chemical bonds

• Energy stored in motion

• Energy stored in height

• Energy stored in electric charge

Who first coined the term potential energy?

• Isaac Newton

• William Rankine

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

What is the equation for calculating the potential energy of a spring?

• PE = 1/2 * k * x^2

• PE = k * x

• PE = 1/2 * m * v^2

• PE = m * g * h

What is the standard acceleration of gravity?

• 9.8 m/s^2

• 10 m/s^2

• 9.8 km/s^2

• 10 km/s^2