WorksheetsBodies in Motion
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Gasoline in a car tank (car is not on).
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
2.
A lump of coal.
a)
chemical
b)
radiant
c)
mechanical
d)
sound
3.
What energy conversion takes place when the boy runs?
a)
chemical to mechanical to heat
b)
thermal to radiant to electrical
c)
chemical to sound to electrical
d)
electrical to sound to mechanical
4.
A firecracker that has not been lit.
a)
light
b)
mechanical
c)
sound
d)
chemical
5.
A moving car.
a)
chemical to radiant to thermal
b)
chemical to mechanical to thermal
c)
mechanical to thermal to sound
d)
mechanical to radiant
6.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
7.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest:
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to do work or cause change
b)
The rate at which work is done
c)
The rate at which energy is transferred
10.
In which of the following situations do your arms do work on books?
a)
holding a heavy stack of books while standing
b)
carrying a heavy stack of books
c)
dropping a stack of books onto a table
d)
picking up a pile of books from the floor
11.
Which of the following equations should be used to calculate work done?
a)
W = F × d
b)
W = F/d
c)
W = F × a
d)
W = m × d
12.
How does a ramp make it easier to move a heavy object a certain distance?
a)
by decreasing the amount of force required to move the object
b)
by decreasing the amount of work required to move the object
c)
by decreasing the distance the object moves
d)
by increasing the amount of force required to move the object
13.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
14.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
15.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
16.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
17.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
18.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
19.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
20.
You travel 90 meters in 45 seconds, How fast did you travel?
a)
2 km/s
b)
2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
1 m/s
21.
What is the speed of a jet plane, in km/hr, that flies 7200 km in 9 hours?
a)
800 km/hr
b)
0.00125 km/hr
c)
8000 km/hr
222 km/hr
222 km/hr
d)
0.0045 km/hr
22.
A boy plays a guitar. What energy conversion takes place
a)
Sound energy to radiant to mechanical
b)
chemical to sound to nuclear to mechanical
c)
chemical to mechanical to sound
d)
Light energy
100 %
