Explore Kinetic and Potential Energy Concepts

Kinetic and potential energy are the two types of energy that relate to:

• Change

• Friction

• Density

• Motion

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Which of these has the most potential energy?

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What is potential energy?

• The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

• The energy that an object has due to its motion.

• The energy an object has due to its speed.

• The energy an object has due to its volume.

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What is kinetic energy?

• The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

• The energy that an object has due to its motion.

• The energy an object has due to its speed.

• The energy an object has due to its volume.

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Which passenger has the most potential energy?

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• D

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Which of the following has the most kinetic energy?

• A car traveling at 80 mph

• A tractor-trailer traveling at 80 mph

• A cheetah running at 80 mph

• a motorcycle traveling at 80 mph

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When is kinetic energy transferred from object to object?

• When those objects pass one another

• When the first object outweighs the second object

• When the first object has more potential energy than the second object

• When those objects collide

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What does the law of conservation of energy tell us?

• Energy is created and destroyed all of the time.

• Stars generate most of the energy on the earth.

• Energy can not be created or destroyed.

• Dark matter absorbs most of the energy in the universe.

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When does an object have no kinetic energy?

• When it is at rest

• When it is moving very slowly

• When the only force acting on it is gravity

• When it has no electrical charge

Which object has the most potential energy?

• A ball resting on the ground

• A ball thrown at 100 miles per hour

• A ball on top of the refrigerator

• A ball resting on the edge of cliff

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