Potential and Kinetic Energy
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- Q1What type of energy does an object have when it is moving?Kinetic energyPotential energyChemical energyThermal energy30s
- Q2What type of energy is stored in an object that is placed high up?Kinetic energyPotential energyLight energySound energy30s
- Q3What happens to the kinetic energy of a ball when it rolls down a hill?It turns into potential energyIt stays the sameIt increasesIt decreases30s
- Q4Which of the following is an example of potential energy?A clock tickingA car driving down the roadA bird flying in the skyA stretched rubber band30s
- Q5What type of energy does water have when it is at the top of a waterfall?Electrical energyPotential energyKinetic energyNuclear energy30s
- Q6When you push a swing, what type of energy is being transferred to the swing?Magnetic energyKinetic energyPotential energySolar energy30s
- Q7What happens to potential energy when an object falls?It decreases and becomes kinetic energyIt increasesIt stays the sameIt turns into thermal energy30s
- Q8Which of the following is NOT a form of energy?Potential energyKinetic energyPlastic energyElectrical energy30s
- Q9What type of energy does a moving car have?Kinetic energySolar energyMechanical energyPotential energy30s
- Q10How can potential energy be converted into kinetic energy?By increasing its heightBy moving the object downwardBy wrapping it in a blanketBy cooling it down30s