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What is potential energy?
a) stored energy
b) moving energy
c) the mass of an object
d) friction

What is kinetic energy?
a) stored energy
b) moving energy
c) friction
d) the mass of an object

If a rollercoaster cart sits at the top of the hill, what type of energy does it have?
a) Friction
b) Chemical
c) Potential
d) Kinetic

As a rollercoaster cart moves down the hill, what is happening in terms of energy?
a) Kinetic energy is transferring to potential energy
b) Chemical energy is transferring to potential energy
c) potential energy is transferring to kinetic energy
d) chemical energy is transferring to kinetic energy

At the bottom of the hill, a rollercoaster cart has 100% what type of energy?
a) kinetic
b) potential
c) chemical
d) friction

What can be said about the total energy used in a rollercoaster?
a) The total energy of the cart varies as it moves from one point to another
b) The potential energy of the cart increases as it moves down the slope
c) The difference between the potential and kinetic energy gives the total energy of the cart
d) The total energy of the cart is the sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy

When an apple falls from the tree branch, the apple's potential energy is transformed into another form. What is this form of energy called?
a) Chemical Energy
b) Electrical Energy
c) Solar Energy
d) Kinetic Energy

If you stretch a rubber band between your fingers, but don't release it, what type of energy does it have?
a) Elastic kinetic energy
b) Elastic potential energy
c) gravitational kinetic energy
d) gravitational potential energy

Which scenario describes an object with the greatest potential energy?
a) A skydiver pulls the cord for the parachute to slow the motion for landing
b) A ball is thrown into the air and seems to stop in the air as it reaches its peak
c) A child coasts downhill on a bike
d) A car's brakes are applied to slow down for a traffic light

Where on a pendulum would you find the greatest amount of potential energy?
a) At the bottom
b) In the middle
c) Only at the top left
d) At the top left or top right

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