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Kinetic and potential energy

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28 questions
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  • Q1
    When a basketball is held above the ground, what type of energy does it have?
    Kinetic energy
    Thermal energy
    Potential energy
    Electrical energy
    30s
  • Q2
    Which type of energy is associated with motion?
    Gravitational energy
    Kinetic energy
    Potential energy
    Nuclear energy
    30s
  • Q3
    What happens to the kinetic energy of a car as it speeds up?
    It stays the same
    It decreases
    It increases
    It disappears
    30s
  • Q4
    A skateboarder at the top of a hill has high potential energy. What happens to this energy as she skates down the hill?
    It disappears
    It is converted into kinetic energy
    It remains constant
    It turns into thermal energy only
    30s
  • Q5
    Which type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
    Chemical energy
    Light energy
    Thermal energy
    Elastic potential energy
    30s
  • Q6
    What type of energy is associated with the position of an object at the top of a roller coaster hill?
    Solar energy
    Sound energy
    Kinetic energy
    Potential energy
    30s
  • Q7
    What type of energy does a moving car have?
    Potential energy
    Kinetic energy
    Chemical energy
    Magnetic energy
    30s
  • Q8
    When a pendulum swings to its highest point, what type of energy is at its maximum?
    Thermal energy
    Electrical energy
    Kinetic energy
    Potential energy
    30s
  • Q9
    What type of energy is associated with a wound-up spring in a toy car?
    Magnetic energy
    Nuclear energy
    Elastic potential energy
    Chemical energy
    30s
  • Q10
    What type of energy is stored in food?
    Potential energy
    Solar energy
    Kinetic energy
    Chemical energy
    30s
  • Q11
    If a ball weighing 2 kg is moving with a speed of 3 m/s, what is its kinetic energy?
    5 \, \text{Joules}
    6 \, \text{Joules}
    9 \, \text{Joules}
    12 \, \text{Joules}
    30s
  • Q12
    Sally is riding her bicycle at a speed of 5 m/s. If the mass of Sally and her bicycle combined is 50 kg, how much kinetic energy do they have?
    625 \, \text{Joules}
    550 \, \text{Joules}
    700 \, \text{Joules}
    250 \, \text{Joules}
    30s
  • Q13
    A skateboard rolls down a hill at a speed of 10 m/s. If the skateboard and its rider have a combined mass of 40 kg, what is their kinetic energy?
    500 \, \text{Joules}
    2500 \, \text{Joules}
    1500 \, \text{Joules}
    2000 \, \text{Joules}
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the kinetic energy of a car with a mass of 1000 kg traveling at a speed of 20 m/s?
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    100000 \, \text{Joules}
    20000 \, \text{Joules}
    30s
  • Q15
    If a drone weighs 1.5 kg and flies at a speed of 8 m/s, what is its kinetic energy?
    36 \, \text{Joules}
    24 \, \text{Joules}
    12 \, \text{Joules}
    48 \, \text{Joules}
    30s

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