Exploring Potential and Kinetic Energy Concepts

What type of energy is stored due to an object's position?

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

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Which type of energy increases as motion increases?

• Nuclear energy

• Potential energy

• Static energy

• Kinetic energy

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What happens to kinetic energy as you reach the top of a roller coaster?

• It increases

• It remains constant

• It decreases

• It vanishes

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What type of energy does a car exhibit when it is moving fast?

• Kinetic energy

• Magnetic energy

• Potential energy

• Electrical energy

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What type of energy is demonstrated by a tree branch about to fall?

• Potential energy

• Electrical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Solar energy

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At which point on a roller coaster is potential energy at its maximum?

• At the lowest point

• Halfway down

• At the highest point

• Just before the end

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Where is kinetic energy at its maximum on a roller coaster?

• Midway through the ride

• At the lowest point

• At the highest point

• During the climb

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Which scenario involves potential energy?

• A fan spinning

• Standing at the end of a diving board

• A car accelerating

• Water flowing in a river

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What type of energy is a rubber band holding when pulled back?

• Electrical energy

• Mechanical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

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What type of energy transformation occurs when falling from a ladder?

• Chemical to electrical

• Thermal to mechanical

• Kinetic to potential

• Potential to kinetic

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