Potential and Kinetic Energy Quiz

Which of the following is an example of gravitational potential energy?

• A stretched rubber band

• A ball held at the top of a hill

• A moving car

• A battery

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What type of energy is stored in a compressed spring?

• Chemical potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Gravitational potential energy

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Which of the following best defines kinetic energy?

• Energy stored due to an object's position

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• Energy of motion

• Energy stored in a stretched object

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Which type of potential energy is stored in food?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Chemical potential energy

• Kinetic energy

A student lifts a book from the floor to a shelf. Which type of energy increases in the book?

• Kinetic energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Chemical potential energy

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Which situation demonstrates elastic potential energy being converted to kinetic energy?

• A battery powering a flashlight

• A stretched rubber band being released

• A ball rolling down a hill

• A book placed on a shelf

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A student throws a ball upward. At the highest point, which type of energy is at its maximum?

• Kinetic energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Chemical potential energy

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Click the dot that has the greatest kinetic energy.

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match

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Highest potential energy

Lowest potential energy

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Click the dot that has the greatest gravitational potential energy.

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