Lesson 3: Kinetic Energy Answers

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In which scenario is elastic potential energy present?

A bird sits in its nest in a tree.

A snake slithers through a leaf pile.

A dog sniffs at the base of a tree.

A fly stretches a spider web.

Which factor affects gravitational potential energy but not elastic potential energy?

spring constant

velocity

distance

mass

What must be true of an object that has gravitational potential energy?

It is stretched beyond a certain length.

It is above a reference point.

It is compressed shorter than a given length.

It is moving past a reference point.

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