Mechanical energy: potential vs kinetic

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

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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

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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

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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

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What are the two components of mechanical energy?

• Potential and kinetic energy

• Thermal and sound energy

• Light and sound energy

• Chemical and thermal energy

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