Below Are Five Descriptions of the Kinetic and Potential Energy

question 81

Multiple Choice

Below are five descriptions of the kinetic and potential energy of objects. Which is a description of kinetic energy?
I. water moving a waterwheel
II. a skateboarder at the top of a halfpipe
III. the blades of a fan turning
IV. hot water molecules moving rapidly in a cup of tea
V. a parachutist ready to jump out of a plane

• A) I only
• B) II and V
• C) II, III, and V
• D) I, III, and IV
• E) All of the above

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