📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. Which type of energy does a ball have when it is sitting on top of a hill?

Kinetic energy

Potential energy

No energy

Both kinetic and potential

2. A roller coaster car moving down a track has which type of energy?

Only potential energy

Only kinetic energy

Both potential and kinetic energy

Neither type of energy

3. Which of the following has the MOST kinetic energy?

A car parked in a driveway

A person walking slowly

A race car speeding on a track

A book sitting on a shelf

4. What happens to potential energy as an object falls?

It increases

It decreases and becomes kinetic energy

It stays the same

It disappears completely

5. Check all examples of potential energy:

A stretched rubber band

A running dog

Water behind a dam

A compressed spring

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers

6. Fill in the blanks:

__________ energy is the energy of motion, while __________ energy is stored energy based on position or condition.

7. Explain what happens to the energy of a pendulum as it swings back and forth.

8. A 10-pound bowling ball and a 1-pound tennis ball are both rolling at the same speed. Which has more kinetic energy and why?

🎯 Part 3: Energy Analysis

9. Look at each scenario below and write "PE" for potential energy, "KE" for kinetic energy, or "BOTH" if the object has both types:

a) A bird flying through the sky: ____

b) A rock sitting on a cliff: ____

c) A basketball bouncing: ____

d) A person sitting in a chair: ____

e) A bicycle coasting down a hill: ____

10. Draw and label a simple diagram showing an object that has both potential and kinetic energy at the same time.

Potential and Kinetic Energy

Potential and Kinetic Energy

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers

🎯 Part 3: Energy Analysis

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