Kinetic Energy Review

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A car driving down a hill.
• A person running down a hill. 
• A ball rolling down a hill. 

The statement that "the energy within a system remains constant and cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed" best sums up _________.

• Something Mr. Lance likes to say.

• Life

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• The scientific method

• Newton's Third Law

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a. a car parked on a steep hill 
• b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
• c. a picture hanging on the wall 
• d. a piece of coal before it's burned 

What is kinetic energy?

• energy of work
• energy of motion
• energy of gravity
• energy of power

What is energy?

• something that picks up things, like a magnet.

• Motion of an object

• ability to do work

• magic rays of sunshine that come down when you're feeling blue.

The SI unit in which kinetic energy is measured is 

• Newton
• Kilogram
• Joules
• Metres per second

Calculate the kinetic energy of a moving 4 kg object travelling at a velocity of 3 m/s.

• 18 J
• 36 J
• 12 J
• 6 J

How much kinetic energy does a moving 6 kg object have if it moves with a velocity of 3 m/s?

• 27 J
• 18 J
• 9 J
• 2 J

Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

• true
• false