WorksheetsStudy Session / SCA 53-57
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
Which of the following has the most potential energy?
a)
A car at the top of a hill
b)
A car speeding down the hill
c)
A person at the top of a hill
4.
Which of the following has the most potential energy?
a)
A car at the top of a hill
b)
A car speeding down the hill
c)
A person at the top of a hill
5.
Which of the following has the most potential energy?
a)
A car at the top of a hill
b)
A car speeding down the hill
c)
A person at the top of a hill
6.
At which point is potential energy greatest
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
7.
What is an example of gravitational potential energy?
a)
eating a snack
b)
diver diving off of diving board
c)
diver standing on diving board
8.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of work
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of gravity
d)
energy of power
9.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
10.
The gravitational potential energy stored between an object and Earth depends on
a)
The object's speed and height.
b)
The object's mass and speed.
c)
the object's size and weight.
d)
The object's height and weight.
11.
About to throw a baseball
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
12.
A person running
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
13.
Car parked on a hill
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
14.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction
15.
Imagine dropping a basketball. When would it have the most gravitational potential energy?
a)
When it is closest to the ground
b)
When it is at the highest point
c)
When it is halfway down
d)
It has the same amount of gravitational PE at all points
16.
Energy cannot be destroyed.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
When something is dropped, what type of energy transfer takes place?
a)
Kinetic -> Potential
b)
Gravitational Potential -> Kinetic -> Sound
c)
Electrical -> Chemical
d)
Heat -> Nuclear
18.
Energy is the ability _____________.
a)
to do work
b)
to power things
c)
to move objects
d)
to turn on a light
19.
Roller coasters slow down because their energy disappears.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Kinetic energy is energy due to...
a)
interactions between objects or particles
b)
motion
c)
elasticity
d)
mass
21.
Potential energy is energy that is...
a)
stored
b)
already used
c)
being used currently
d)
never going to be used
22.
This makes it harder to move objects along a surface
a)
kinetic energy
b)
work
c)
friction
d)
elasticity
23.
Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
a)
chemical to electric
b)
electric to thermal
c)
kinetic to chemical
d)
thermal to potential
24.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
25.
According to the Law of Conservation of energy, the amount of energy before and after a reaction must be the same. Which statement below is true?
a)
The total amount of energy is conserved
b)
The total amount of energy is less after a reaction
c)
The total amount of energy is more after a reaction
26.
At what position would a cyclist have the most potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
27.
As height increases so does an objects ____________.
a)
potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
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