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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of energy increases when you compress a spring?elastic potential energykinetic energyradiant energysound energy
- 2. Multiple Choice
Elastic potential energy is energy stored in an object, such as a spring, due to the object being stretched or compressed. In which position is it most likely that the spring has lost its elastic potential energy?
W
Y
X
Z
- 3. Multiple Choice
Energy stored because of gravity is called:
Gravitational Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Mechanical Advantage
Chemical Energy
- 4. Multiple Choice
At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?
A
G
D
C
G
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?
A ball sitting on the ground
Moon viewed from the Earth
An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground
A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest
- 6. Multiple Choice
How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?
Make the object larger
Lower the object towards the ground
Raise the object farther off the ground
Allow the object to roll on the ground
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat will happen to the potential energy of the magnets as the N and S get close?increasedecreasestay the samethere is none
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to the magnetic potential energy when the same poles are far apart?increasesdecreasesstays the same
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat will happen to the magnetic potential energy of the magnets when the N and N get close?increasesdecreasesstays the same
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen these opposite charges get closer, what happens to their electrical potential energy?increasesdecreasesstays the same
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the electrical potential energy like when these same charges are far apart?highlowthe same as when they are close
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThese opposite charges are far apart. What happens to the electrical potential energy when opposite charges are far apart?increasesdecreasesstays the same
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIf you were to push these positive same charged particles together, do they have more or less electrical potential energy?morelessthe same as far apart
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which picture is NOT an example of Chemical PE?
- 15. Multiple Choice
The upper magnet is hung from the top of a box with a rubber band.
The bottom magnet is held in place at the bottom of a box.
What THREE potential energies are affecting this attraction in the picture?
Gravitational, Electrical, Chemical
Gravitational, Elastic, Chemical
Magnetic, Elastic, Chemical
Gravitational, Magnetic, Elastic
- 16. Multiple Choice
What potential energy is this graph representing?
Electric
Elastic
Magnetic
Gravitational
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which piece of evidence BEST represents Chemical PE being released?
a rubber band flung a far distance
an apple falling from a tree
2 magnets repelling
water temperature increasing
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