SAP2 Test Remediation Question 1

What is kinetic energy?

• Energy possessed by an object due to its position.

• Energy possessed by an object due to its motion.

• Energy possessed by an object due to its weight.

• Energy possessed by an object due to its temperature.

What kind of energy does a stone on a hilltop possess?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

When a stone rolls down a hill, what happens to its potential energy?

• It is destroyed.

• It changes into kinetic energy.

• It remains potential energy.

• It changes into thermal energy.

Where does the kinetic energy in a released arrow come from?

• The muscular energy of the archer.

• The potential energy of the stretched bow.

• The thermal energy generated by friction.

• The chemical energy in the arrow.

What type of energy does flowing water possess?

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy