Energy Quiz

Kinetic energy is often referred to as the energy of __________.

If an object's velocity is increasing, its kinetic energy will __________.

Kinetic energy is a type of _____________ energy.

If an object's mass decreases and the velocity remains the same, its kinetic energy will ______________.

Potential energy is sometimes described as the energy due to ______________.

If an identical object were lifted the same height on the moon and the Earth, the object's potential energy would ________________.

A full grown gorilla and a full grown rabbit are both traveling at 10 m/s. Which has the larger kinetic energy and why?

 $GPE\ =\ m\ \ \ \cdot\ \ \ g\ \ \ \ \cdot\ \ \ h\ \$  

A 5 kg bunny hops 1 meter into the air. How much potential energy does the bunny have at the top of his jump?

The kinetic energy of a ball sitting on top Mount Everest is _____________________.

As a bowling ball falls in a vacuum, the kinetic energy ___________, while the potential energy _____________.