Name:________________________________

Potential or Kinetic Energy?

Directions: Read each example below and write P or K on the line.

1. An egg sitting on the kitchen counter, about to roll onto the floor. ____
2. A baseball in the air, thrown from the catcher back to the pitcher. ____
3. A roller coaster at the top of the hill about to go down the big hill. ____
4. A soccer player running around the soccer field. ____
5. The batter is about to swing the bat. ____
6. A sled going down a snowy hill. ____
7. A skydiver about to jump out of a plane. ____
8. An apple falling out of a tree. ____
9. A deer running across a field. ____
10.A kangaroo in mid-jump about to come back down to the ground. ____
11.A basketball sitting on the edge of the rim about to fall in the hoop. ____
12.A runner running in a marathon. ____
13.An acorn about to fall out of the tree to the ground. ____
14.A boat speeding across the river. ____
15.A soccer ball reaching the highest point about to fall back down. ____
16.A bowling ball rolling down the lane. ____
17.A skier at the top of the slope about to ski down the hill. ____
18.An arrow from a bow shooting through the air. ____

Kimberly Baer