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A book is pushed off the edge of a table. At what point during the fall will the potential and kinetic energy be equal?
1/2 of the way down
Which kind of energy is fire?
Kinetic
Energy that is doing work is called____.
Kinetic energy
Which term best describes the type of energy the ball has as it rolls down the plane?
Kinetic
Light is an example of____.
Radiant energy
Energy in a battery is_____ energy
potential
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?
It would be half of what it was
Total energy minus kinetic energy is equal to ________.
potential energy
Energy of motion is referred to as _____________.
kinetic energy
In every conversion of potential to kinetic energy, some of the potential energy is always converted into _________________.
Heat energy
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
a rolling ball
Stored energy is also known as _____ energy.
Potential
Which of these terms refers to energy waiting to be released?
Potential
At the top of its swing, a pendulum has zero kinetic energy. How much potential energy does it have at the bottom of its swing?
Zero
when a ball is sitting at the top of a ramp what type of energy does is have?
Potential
When your at the bottom of a roller coaster what type of energy do you have?
Kinetic
