Maya pulls the rubber band of a slingshot back as far as she can and holds it still. What kind of energy is stored in the stretched band?

A heavy dictionary rests on a shelf 2 meters above the classroom floor and is not moving. What energy does the book have because of its position above the floor?

Before a flashlight is switched on, its battery sits in an open circuit and nothing glows. What form of stored energy does the battery hold?

A soccer ball rolls across the grass after a kick. Which energy does the ball have because it is moving?

A roller coaster car is pulled to the top of the first hill and pauses for a moment before it drops. At that moment, how do the car's gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy compare?

Two identical steel balls are held still above the ground. Ball A is 1 meter up and Ball B is 3 meters up. Which ball has more gravitational potential energy, and why?

A 2 kilogram rock and a 5 kilogram rock both rest on a ledge 4 meters above the ground. Which rock has more gravitational potential energy, and why?

In a lab, students squeeze two identical springs. One spring is squeezed 2 centimeters and the other is squeezed 6 centimeters. Which spring stores more elastic potential energy?

A child swings back and forth on a playground swing without being pushed again. At which point of the swing is the child's kinetic energy the greatest?

A wagon parked at the top of a hill has kinetic energy because it could roll down at any moment.

A rubber ball bounces a little lower each time and finally rests on the floor. What happened to the kinetic energy the ball had while it was bouncing?

During photosynthesis, a leaf captures light energy from the Sun and uses it to make sugar. Which kind of energy is stored in that sugar?

In a food web, a rabbit eats grass and later sprints away from a fox. Which energy change does the sprinting rabbit show?

An archer named Ben pulls a bowstring back, holds it steady, and then lets go. Which energy change happens the moment he releases the string?

A diver stands still on a platform 10 meters above a pool and then steps off. As she falls toward the water, what happens to her energy?

A loaded truck and a bicycle travel along the same road at the same speed. Which one has more kinetic energy, and why?

A cyclist coasts down a long hill and moves faster and faster. What happens to her kinetic energy while she speeds up?

As a ball rolls down a hill, what happens to its gravitational potential energy?

In a swinging pendulum, energy is traded back and forth between gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy rather than being created or destroyed.

A student sets out four things on a table: a fresh battery, a stretched spring, a book on a high shelf, and a marble rolling across the floor. Which one has kinetic energy?