Potential Energy

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Mechanical Advantage

• Chemical Energy

Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A ball sitting on the ground

• Moon viewed from the Earth

• An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

• A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

• Make the object larger

• Lower the object towards the ground

• Raise the object farther off the ground

• Allow the object to roll on the ground

How could you increase the object's gravitational potential energy (GPE) without changing its distance from the ground (height) and gravity?

• Decrease the object's mass

• Increase the object's height

• Increase the object's mass

• Decrease the object's height

____________ is the ability to do work.

• Energy

• Force

• Friction

• Motion

When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy.

• Kinetic Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Electric Energy

Gravitational potential energy depends on the strength of gravity, ________ and ________ of the object.

• height and mass

• friction and movement

• mass and movement

• height and friction

You throw a ball into the air as shown in the diagram. At what point does the ball have the most gravitational potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

At which point on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy the greatest?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z