KE PE QUIZ UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. energy
Answer:
the ability to do work
Question:
2. what two things are necessary for work to be done on an object?
Answer:
the object uses some of the potential energy that it had stored or energy is transferred to the object
from an outside force
Question:
3. what are the two major forms of ener-gy?
Answer:
mechanical and non-mechanical
Question:
4. mechanical energy
Answer:
energy of an object due to its motion or position
Question:
5. non-mechanical energy
Answer:
energy of an object that is not due to its motion or position
Question:
6. two non-mechanical energy examples
Answer:
chemical energy and electrical energy
Question:
7. what two factors does kinetic energy depend upon?
Answer:
mass and velocity
Question:
8. if an object is accelerating, how does its kinetic energy change? explain
Answer:
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Question:
9. if a moving mouse and an elephant have the same kinetic energy, can you determine which one is
running faster? explain
ANSWERS
Question:
1. energy
Answer:
the ability to do work
Question:
2. what two things are necessary for work to be done on an object?
Answer:
the object uses some of the potential energy that it had stored or energy is transferred to the object
from an outside force
Question:
3. what are the two major forms of ener-gy?
Answer:
mechanical and non-mechanical
Question:
4. mechanical energy
Answer:
energy of an object due to its motion or position
Question:
5. non-mechanical energy
Answer:
energy of an object that is not due to its motion or position
Question:
6. two non-mechanical energy examples
Answer:
chemical energy and electrical energy
Question:
7. what two factors does kinetic energy depend upon?
Answer:
mass and velocity
Question:
8. if an object is accelerating, how does its kinetic energy change? explain
Answer:
...
Question:
9. if a moving mouse and an elephant have the same kinetic energy, can you determine which one is
running faster? explain
