SOL 5.3 Force, Motion & Energy Key Concepts

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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What kind of energy is stored energy?

• Potential

• Kinetic

• None of the above

• All of the above

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

• more

• less

• none of the above

• same

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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both potential and kinetic energy
• none of the above

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

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both potential and kinetic energy
• none of the above

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a. a car parked on a steep hill 
• b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
• c. a picture hanging on the wall 
• d. a piece of coal before it's burned 

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Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

• Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
• Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

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The diagram shows a child on a swing. The child is swinging back and forth between points X and Z, through point Y. Points X and Z are at the same height. Which of the following statements best describes the kinetic energy and the gravitational potential energy of the child?

• The child has no potential energy and no kinetic energy at position X and position Y.

• The child has the same kinetic energy and potential energy at position X and position Y.

• The child has more potential energy and less kinetic energy at position X than at position Y.

• The child has more kinetic energy and less potential energy at position X than at position Y.

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Potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

• Height (position)

• Mass

• Speed

• Friction

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