Potential and Kinetic Energy Worksheet

Potential energy is:

• the energy stored in an object due to its position or state

• the energy of motion

• the energy released during a chemical reaction

• the energy produced by electrical currents

Kinetic energy is:

• the energy an object has due to its motion

• the energy stored in chemical bonds

• the energy an object has due to its position

• the energy released during a nuclear reaction

Everything in the world has energy.

• True

• False

• Only living things have energy

• Only non-living things have energy

The most kinetic energy on a rollercoaster is found at which point?

• At the bottom of the biggest drop

• At the top of the first hill

• While going up the first hill

• When the rollercoaster is at rest in the station

The most potential energy on a rollercoaster is found at which location?

• At the highest point

• At the lowest point

• In the middle of the track

• At the end of the ride

Drake sitting in a chair....potential or kinetic energy?

• Potential energy.

• Kinetic energy.

• Thermal energy.

• Sound energy.

A desk....potential or kinetic energy?

• Potential energy.

• Kinetic energy.

• Thermal energy.

• Sound energy.

Running a marathon....potential or kinetic energy?

• Kinetic energy.

• Potential energy.

• Thermal energy.

• Chemical energy.

A rock sitting on the ground....potential or kinetic energy?

• Potential energy.

• Kinetic energy.

• Thermal energy.

• Sound energy.

As a rock falls off a cliff, the amount of potential energy the rock has is:

• decreasing

• increasing

• remaining the same

• fluctuating randomly