Potential & Kinetic Energy Quiz
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Play this quiz and learn difference between potential and kinetic energy.
- 1.
- A.
A car at the top of a hill
- B.
A car speeding down the hill
- C.
A person at the top of a hill
- 2.Kinetic and potential energy both relate to:
- A.
Heat
- B.
Light
- C.
Motion
- 3.What is potential energy?
- A.
The energy an object has due to its motion
- B.
The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition
- C.
The energy an object might have if it existed
- 4.What is kinetic energy?
- A.
The energy an object has due to its motion
- B.
The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition
- C.
The energy an object might have if it existed
- 5.What is an example of kinetic energy at work?
- A.
A ball lodged in a tree
- B.
A frisbee flying through the air
- C.
A car in the garage
- 6.
- A.
The weight and volume of an object
- B.
The buoyancy of an object
- C.
The mass and speed of an object
- 7.
- A.
A car driving down a hill
- B.
A person running down a hill
- C.
A ball rolling down a hill
- 8.What has the least kinetic energy?
- A.
A car
- B.
A satellite orbiting in space
- C.
An object that is not moving
- 9.When is kinetic energy transferred from one object to another?
- A.
When those objects pass one another
- B.
When those objects are in two places
- C.
When those objects collide
- 10.
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
Only if you are really strong
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