Potential Energy Vs Kinetic Energy - Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 37303)


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When an airplane ascends to a higher altitude it -
a) is demonstrating a conversion of kinetic to potential energy
b) is demonstrating a conversion of potential to kinetic energy
c) has no conversion of energy
d)

Which action would add potential energy to a box sitting on a table?
a) opening the box
b) lift the box up higher than the table
c) pushing the box on the floor.
d)

Which example best demonstrates kinetic energy
a) a train moving on tracks
b) a purse sitting on a chair
c) an apple on the table.
d)

When a roller coaster car is at the top of a steep slope, it has -
a) high potential, high kinetic
b) high potential, low kinetic
c) low potential, low kinetic
d)

If a student is about to release a ball and let it drop, the ball has -
a) kinetic energy
b) potential energy
c) both potential and kinetic energy
d)

Potential energy and kinetic energy combined are classified as -
a) solar energy
b) chemical energy
c) mechanical energy
d)

When one type of energy changes to another type of energy -
a) constant
b) energy conservation
c) energy transformation
d)

What variables affect the increase or decrease of energy in a system?
a) temperature, speed, position, pressure and motion
b) speed and distance
c) pressure, motion, and speed
d)

Stored energy is
a) kinetic
b) potential
c) both
d) neither

What do all forms of energy have in common?
a) the ability to cause changes to a system
b) no possibility to change
c) the potential speed of an object
d)

A unit used to measure energy -
a) joule
b) ounce
c) degree
d)

Energy of motion -
a) kinetic
b) potential
c) both
d) neither

Energy is -
a) only kinetic, not potential
b) not required for change
c) the ability to do work or make a change
d)

A physical variable is something that
a) is constant
b) is measurable and can change
c) does not change
d)

Which of the following changes will increase the kinetic energy of a snowball at the top of a hill?
a) melting the snowball from the sun
b) adding snow to the snowball
c) pushing the snowball to roll down the hill
d)

When would a marble have the most potential energy?
a) at the top of a ramp
b) at the bottom of a ramp
c) while rolling down the ramp
d)

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