Potential And Kinetic Energy Basics Quiz Review Question Preview (ID: 52540)


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As a wrecking ball on a crane swings back and forth the greatest kinetic energy is
a) when the ball is hanging without moving before being used
b) at the highest point of it's swing
c) when the ball is 1/2 way back to the bottom after hitting a building
d) when the ball is at the bottom of a full swing.

Increasing the height of an object
a) Increases gravitational pull
b) increases potential energy
c) decreases potential energy
d) makes the object dizzy

Kinetic Energy is
a) Stored Energy
b) Energy in Motion
c) Energy that has been created
d) Sad Energy

Potential energy is
a) Stored Energy
b) Energy in Motion
c) Energy that has been destroyed
d) Manipulated Energy

A ball is dropped from 4 different heights. At which height does the ball have the least PE?
a) 50m
b) 40m
c) 30m
d) 20m

When an object that is sitting still is set into motion the energy
a) is converted from PE to KE
b) is converted from KE to PE
c)
d)

kinetic energy is directly affected by
a) height and mass
b) mass and velocity / speed
c) velocity and height
d) weight and velocity

Potential energy is affected by
a) height and weight
b) mass and height
c) weight and mass
d) mass weight and height

If you increase the potential energy of an object, the kinetic energy is
a) decreased
b) also increased
c) the same as before you increased the PE
d) still way cooler

Increasing the mass of an object
a) will decrease the PE
b) will not change the PE
c) will increase the PE
d) will decrease both the PE and KE

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