Quiz about Mechanical Energy Transfer

Question 1

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Answer

Energy

Answer

Friction

Question 2

__________ is stored energy.

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

None of the above

Answer

All of the above

Question 3

A basketball is being held in the hands of a player.

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 4

What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 5

What kind of energy is in a waving hand?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 6

At which point is kinetic energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

X

Answer

W

Answer

Y

Answer

Z

Question 7

At which point is potential energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

X

Answer

Y

Answer

Z

Question 8

Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy

Accepted Answer

X & Z

Answer

W & Y

Question 9

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

Answer

a. a car parked on a steep hill

Answer

c. a picture hanging on the wall

Answer

d. a piece of coal before it's burned

Question 10

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 11

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 12

Girl serving a volleyball

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 13

What type of energy is in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Chemical

Answer

Sound

Question 14

Question 14.

Accepted Answer

Potential Energy

Answer

Kinetic Energy

Question 15

The more mass an object has, the more ________ energy it has.

Accepted Answer

Potential and Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Chemical

Question 16

A cart carrying a brick is pulled up an inclined plane. At what point does the cart have the greatest amount of potential energy?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Question 17

In the classroom demonstration shown below, a rubber ball is dropped from Position 1. The ball bounces as shown. At which of these positions does the ball have both the greatest kinetic energy and the least PE?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 18

A bicycle rider is traveling up a hill. When the rider reaches the top of the hill, she stops to rest. Then she travels down the hill. The diagram shows the rider in the three different positions. Which of these correctly explains PE and KE?

Accepted Answer

When the rider is at the top of the hill, her potential energy is the greatest, and her kinetic energy is the least.

Answer

As the rider moves up the hill, her kinetic energy increases, and her potential energy decreases.

Answer

When the rider goes down the hill, her potential energy increases, and her kinetic energy decreases.

Answer

As the rider reaches the bottom of the hill, her kinetic energy and her potential energy decrease.

Question 19

Potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

Accepted Answer

Height and Mass

Answer

Speed and Direction

Answer

State of Matter and Properties

Question 20

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

2

Question 21

When the pendulum swings, at which point is potential and kinetic energy both 50%?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Question 22

When the pendulum swings, at which point is maximum kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 23

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

Accepted Answer

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed

Answer

Energy can be created or destroyed but not transformed

Answer

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

Question 24

Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):

a baseball thrown by a pitcher

Accepted Answer

KE

Answer

PE

Question 25

The ability to do work comes from:

Accepted Answer

Energy

Answer

Work

Answer

Force

Answer

Gravity

Question 26

Which diving board has the least potential energy?

Accepted Answer

The lowest one

Answer

The highest one

Answer

The middle one

Answer

They all have the same amount of potential energy

Question 27

A car is sitting on top of a ramp. As the car rolls down the ramp, the potential energy of the car decreases. What happens to the potential energy as the car moves?

Accepted Answer

It is converted to kinetic energy

Answer

It is destroyed as the car moves

Answer

It is used to make the car slow down

Question 28

If a football player wants to become better at tackling by increasing his or her kinetic energy, how can the player do this?

Accepted Answer

Increase his/her speed

Accepted Answer

Increase his/her mass

Answer

Increase his/her height

Answer

Decrease his/her speed

Question 29

When one object runs into another.

Accepted Answer

collision

Answer

contact

Answer

stationary object

Question 30

The toy oven shown uses a lightbulb to bake small cakes. What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?

Accepted Answer

Electrical and thermal

Answer

Light and sound

Answer

Thermal and mechanical

Answer

Mechanical and electrical

Mechanical Energy Transfer

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