Potential Energy

What is potential energy?

• Energy in a moving object

• Energy in a resting object

• Energy in a heated object

• Energy in a charged object

Which type of potential energy is associated with an object's height above the ground?

• Elastic potential energy

• Electric potential energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Nuclear potential energy

As a roller coaster car moves up the incline, what happens to its potential energy?

• It decreases

• It remains constant

• It increases

• It converts to nuclear energy

Potential energy is measured in ___.

What happens to potential energy when an object falls?

• It remains the same

• It converts to kinetic energy

• It increases

• It converts to chemical energy

Which of the following is NOT a type of potential energy mentioned in the passage?

• Chemical potential energy

• Thermal potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Nuclear potential energy

Potential energy is inversely related to ___.