Unit 3: Forces And Motion (Physics 1) Question Preview (ID: 40802)


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What is potential energy?
a) Moving energy
b) Energy in motion
c) Energy due to it's position
d) Energy that has been used up

Which best describes potential energy?
a) Energy that is stored
b) Energy that is being used
c) Energy that is all used up
d) When there is no energy

What is kinetic energy
a) Energy that is stored
b) Energy that is due to position
c) When there is no energy
d) Energy that is in motion

What is an inclined plane?
a) An object that is a flat surface and has one end higher than the other
b) A type of airplane
c) A pulley
d) A mathematical equation

What are inclined planes used for?
a) to make work easier
b) to lift heavy object
c) To reduce the amount of force required to do work
d) all of the above

What is a force?
a) Something the Jedi use
b) A push or a pull
c) A type of control parents have over their children
d) When a object reacts with a chemical

Which of the following scenarios is an example of unbalanced forces?
a) A book on the book shelf
b) A car in the garage
c) A soccer ball rolling across the grass
d) A pencil on the desk

Which of the following scenarios is an example of balanced forces?
a) A kid jumping on a trampoline
b) A raindrop falling from a cloud
c) A balloon blowing in the wind
d) A rock on the side of a mountain

What is speed?
a) When an object moves a distance in a certain time
b) How far an object has traveled
c) What the time is
d) How long you sleep for at night

What is the equation for speed?
a) speed = distance x time
b) speed = distance / by time
c) speed = time / distance
d) speed = time x distance

When would a roller coaster have the most potential energy?
a) At the bottom of the highest hill
b) Half way down the highest hill
c) At the end of the roller coaster
d) At the top of the highest hill

When would a roller coaster have the most kinetic energy?
a) At the bottom of the highest hill
b) Halfway down the highest hill
c) at the end of the roller coaster
d) At the top of the highest hill

Which best describes the energy changes in a waterfall.
a) The energy changes from kinetic to potential as it falls down the cliff.
b) The energy stays a constant potential energy as the water falls down the cliff.
c) The energy changes from potential to kinetic as it falls down the cliff.
d) The energy stays a constant kinetic energy as the water falls down the cliff.

Where is the most potential energy in a waterfall?
a) At the very top of the waterfall.
b) In the middle of the waterfall.
c) At the bottom of the waterfall.
d) The entire waterfall has the same amount of potential energy.

Where is the most kinetic energy on a waterfall?
a) At the very top of the waterfall.
b) In the middle of the waterfall.
c) At the bottom of the waterfall.
d) The entire waterfall has the same amount of potential energy.

If a red ball is higher than a blue ball and both balls have the same mass, which ball has more potential energy?
a) Red ball
b) Blue ball
c) They both have the same amount of potential energy
d) There is not enough information to tell

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a) more
b) less
c) none of the above
d) all of the above

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing _____ energy
a) kinetic
b) potential
c) all of the above
d) none of the above

How much potential energy is at the top of the highest hill on a roller coaster?
a) 0%
b) 25%
c) 75%
d) 100%

Which is the best example of something that has kinetic energy?
a) a car parked on a steep hill
b) tennis ball rolls across the court
c) a picture hanging on the wall
d) a piece of coal before it is burned

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