Kinetic and Potential Energy

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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

• Potential
• Kinetic

What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Both

What kind of energy is in a waving hand?

• Potential
• Kinetic

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Which point has the most potential energy?

• G
• f
• b
• a

Food has _________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Kinetic 
• None of the above 
• All of the above 

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

• up on the roof
• down in the basement
• in the middle
• outside

2. The diagram to the right represents a diver’s motion from the top of a high diving board into a pool of water. At what point does the diver have the greatest kinetic energy and the least potential energy?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4