Potential Energy
Which kind of kinetic energy is a rolling ball?
A. Mechanical
Total energy minus kinetic energy is equal to _________.
A. potential energy
Kinetic Energy
Rotating Flywheel
Electric
two balloons rubbed on your hair repel each other
Nuclear
water is heated by release of atomic particles in a reactor
Thermal energy is ____________.
B. Heat
A roller coaster car travels along the track shown in the diagram below. At which positiion on the track are the kinetic and potential energy of the roller coaster car almost equal to each other?
B. Position 2
If a monkey at the top of a tree climbs half way down the tree, how would its new potential energy compare to its original potential energy?
C. It would be half of what is was
Which of the following is not an example of potential energy?
C. a rock rolling down a hill
Which of the following is not an example of potential energy?
C. a speeding bullet
Potential Energy
Stretched Spring, a gallon of gasoline, atomic nucleus, skier on a mountaintop
Both
Swinging wrecking ball and a falling skydiver
Elastic
a bungee jumper reaches the maximum distance from their jump point
Gravitational
a car is at the greatest height on the roller coaster
Chemical
gasoline burns in an automobile
Dexter wrote an article about the physics of diving for his school magazine. He has asked you to check for errors, and you ahve found a few.
increases, loses kinetic energy, minimum, chemical, and heat