Middle School Science: Potential and Kinetic Energy Quiz

What type of energy does a diver have when she is momentarily stopped high above the water?

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

What factors determine the gravitational potential energy of an object?

• Temperature and pressure

• Mass and speed

• Weight and height

• Volume and density

If a gymnast weighing 360 newtons is on a balance beam 1.2 meters above the ground, what is her gravitational potential energy?

• 360 Newton meters

• 432 Newton meters

• 1.2 Newton meters

• 720 Newton meters

What happens to the elastic potential energy in a slingshot when the band is released?

• It is absorbed by the band

• It is converted to sound energy

• It is transferred to the stone

• It disappears

Which of the following is an example of elastic potential energy?

• A flying bird

• A burning candle

• A rolling ball

• A compressed spring

What type of energy is stored in the bonds between atoms in compounds?

• Mechanical energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

• Nuclear energy

What is kinetic energy?

• Energy from chemical reactions

• Energy stored in an object

• Energy of moving matter

• Energy due to an object's shape

How does doubling the velocity of an object affect its kinetic energy?

• It doubles the kinetic energy

• It has no effect on kinetic energy

• It quadruples the kinetic energy

• It halves the kinetic energy

Which equation is used to calculate kinetic energy?

• K = mass * acceleration

• K = mass * velocity

• K = 1/2 mass * velocity squared

• K = weight * height

What unit is used to measure energy, including both potential and kinetic energy?

• Newton

• Joule

• Watt

• Pascal