Energy Exam Review

Potential energy is also called ______ energy.

• stored

• kinetic

• thermal

• sound

Gravitational energy is determined by the object's ______.

• height

• color

• temperature

• speed

Elastic energy is determined by how far something is ______.

• stretched

• heated

• rotated

• compressed

Something that has potential energy is ______ moving.

• not

• always

• quickly

• slowly

An apple at the top of the tree has ______ potential energy than one at the bottom.

• more

• less

• equal

• no

If you have two objects on the roof, the one with more potential energy is the one with more ________.

• mass

• color

• shape

• temperature

When you get ready to hit a golf ball, the ________ has potential energy as it sits on the tee.

• golf ball

• golf club

• tee

• grass

A bowling ball ________ its kinetic energy to the pins as it hits them.

• transfers

• creates

• destroys

• ignores

________ was the first to use the term potential energy.

• William Rankine

• Isaac Newton

• James Joule

• Michael Faraday

A roller coaster has the most potential energy at the ________ of the track.

• top

• bottom

• middle

• side