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Example Question #1 : Physical Science
Select the example of kinetic energy.
A frisbee before it is thrown
A flowing river
The wheels on a car not being driven
A stretched rubber band
A flowing river
There are two types of energy: potential and kinetic.
Potential energy is stored energy.
Kinetic energy is energy that is in motion.
We are looking for the option that is in motion:
A stretched rubber band is not in motion; thus, this is not the correct answer.
The wheels on a car that isn't being driven are not in motion; thus, this is not the correct answer.
A frisbee before it is thrown is not in motion; thus, this is not the correct answer.
A flowing river is in motion; thus, this is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Physical Science
Select the example of potential energy.
A car driving down the road
A baseball thrown by a pitcher
An insect flying
A stretched rubber band
A stretched rubber band
There are two types of energy: potential and kinetic.
Potential energy is stored energy.
Kinetic energy is energy that is in motion.
We are looking for the option that is not in motion:
A baseball being thrown is in motion; thus, this is not the correct answer.
An insect flying is in motion; thus, this is not the correct answer.
A car driving down the road is in motion; thus this is not the correct answer.
A stretched rubber band is not moving, it's in waiting. Once a stretched rubber band is let go, it will likely fly across the room. But as it's just stretched, it has potential energy.
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