Mechanical energy: potential vs kinetic
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
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Joanna Koch
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is mechanical energy?
Energy that is only moving
Energy that is only stored
Energy that is neither moving nor stored
Energy of an object that is moving or stored
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a skier is at the top of a hill, what type of energy do they have?
Sound energy
Thermal energy
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the energy of a balloon when you let the air out?
It becomes potential energy
It becomes thermal energy
It becomes kinetic energy
It becomes radiant energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the potential energy in a roller coaster?
At the top of the track
When it is moving fast
In the middle of the track
At the bottom of the track
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two components of mechanical energy?
Potential and kinetic energy
Thermal and sound energy
Light and sound energy
Chemical and thermal energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
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