Pre-Test
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write them in your notebook
1. The energy possessed by a body due to its position is called its
a heat energy
b. potential energy c. kinetic energy d chemical energy
2. The three factors that determine potential energy are
a mass and height and gravity
c, height and gravity and earth
b. gravity and velocity and height
d. Mass and velocity of an object
3. Which is not an example of potential energy?
a. A car parked on a garage
c. A tennis ball rolling across the court
b. A picture hanging on the wall
d. A biker resting on top of the hill
4. A 5 kg rock is on top of a 50-meter-high hill. What is the gravitational potential energy of the
rock?
a. 250 J
b. 2,450 J
C. 245 J
d. 12,500
5. Two objects with two different masses are placed on the same shelf. Which object contains
more energy?
a. The object with a greater mass has more energy,
b. Both objects have the same amount of energy.
c. The object with less mass has more energy.
d. Neither object has energy because they are not moving​