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