Potential and Kinetic Energy

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Potential and Kinetic Energy Quiz Name: _______________________ Date: _______________

1. What is potential energy? a. the energy of motion b. stored energy c. atomic energy

2. What is kinetic energy?

a. the energy of motion b. stored energy c. heat energy

3. A moving object always has

a. potential energy b. kinetic energy

4. If an object is not moving, it has

a. potential energy b. kinetic energy

5. Who has more potential energy, a skier on top of a hill or a skier half way down the hill?

a. The skier on top of the hill. b. The skier half way down the hill. c. They both have the same potential energy. d. Neither one has potential energy.

6. When would the kinetic energy in a ball become potential energy?

a. When the ball is thrown b. When the ball is dropped c. When the ball rolls down a hill d. When the ball is rolled up a hill and stops at the top

7. Which diagram shows the spring with the most potential energy? 8. Which best describes what is happening when a moving car comes to a stop?

a. The car’s kinetic energy is increasing and its potential energy is increasing.

b. The car’s kinetic energy is decreasing and its potential energy is increasing.

c. The car’s kinetic energy is decreasing and its potential energy is decreasing.

d. The car’s kinetic energy is increasing and its potential energy is decreasing.

9. Which one of the following situations involves potential energy changing into kinetic energy?

a. A moving ball being caught. b. An airplane taking off from an airport. c. A child kicking a ball that is standing still. d. A car coming to a stop.

Use the diagram below to answer questions 10 and 11. 10. Which number represents the position when the cart has the most kinetic energy?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3

11. Which number represents the position when the cart has maximum potential energy?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3

13. Explain the difference between potential and kinetic energy. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

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2 3

Answer Key 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. d 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. c 11. b 12. Answers will vary.

Potential Energy Kinetic Energy

Potential and Kinetic Energy Study Guide

Name: ___________________________ Date: ________________ Potential energy is energy _______________________________. Kinetic energy is energy ________________________________. Use the chart to make a list of examples of potential and kinetic energy.

Use the picture above to help you explain the difference between potential and kinetic energy. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Potential Energy

Potential Energy Transforming into Kinetic

Energy

What kind of energy is being represented

here? ____________________

What kind of energy is being

represented here? __________________

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3

From the diagram above, what number represents the

position where the cart has the most potential energy? ____

How do you know? _______________________________________

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From the diagram above, what number represents the

position where the cart has the most kinetic energy? _____

How do you know? ______________________________________

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Plan a Roller Coaster! Today you are going to make a roller coaster. You will use wire for the roller coaster, a bead for the roller coaster cart, and your chair for the hill at the beginning of your roller coaster ride.

First, plan your roller coaster below using just your pencil to draw it. Be sure to include a first hill, a loop, and a second hill.

Now you’re going to make a roller coaster. After you’ve actually made it (with the wire, bead, and chair), draw a picture of what your final roller coaster looked like. Label where you would find the most kinetic energy, and where you would find the most potential energy in your roller coaster.

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Kinetic Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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