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Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Look at the diagram. Which point does the ball have the maximum potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
A car moving down the road is an example of
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
3.
Stored energy based on position is known as...
a)
Lazy
b)
Potential
c)
Kinetic
4.
Energy is the ability to do ___________.
a)
Nothing
b)
Work
c)
Energy
d)
Change
5.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that...
a)
energy can be destroyed
b)
energy can not be created or destroyed
c)
energy can only be destroyed using the force
6.
Energy can be created.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Energy cannot be destroyed.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which skier will have a greater potential energy?
a)
Skier 1
b)
Skier 2
9.
What do we call a change from one form of energy to another?
a)
Energy change
b)
Energy transformation
c)
Energy conversion
d)
Energy creation
10.
kinetic energy =
a)
m x g x h
b)
1/2 x k x e2
c)
Force x distance
d)
1/2 x m x v2
11.
There is a bell at the top of a tower that is 45 m high. The bell weighs 100 kg. What is the potential energy of the bell?
a)
980 J
b)
441 J
c)
4,500 J
d)
44,100 J
12.
A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. What is the KE of the car?
a)
22,400 J
b)
44,800 J
c)
896,000 J
d)
1,792,000 J
13.
You serve a volleyball with a mass of 2 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30 m/s. What is the KE of the ball?
a)
900 J
b)
1800 J
c)
60 J
d)
30 J
14.
Which of the following has the GREATEST IMPACT on the kinetic energy of an object?
a)
Mass
b)
Velocity
c)
Height
d)
The acceleration due to gravity
15.
The acceleration of an object due to gravity on Earth is...
a)
8.9 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
c)
It depends on the mass of an object
d)
Equal to its kinetic energy
16.
A skydiver jumps from a plane and is halfway through her descent. At this point in time she has...
a)
Kinetic Energy
b)
Gravitational Potential Energy
c)
Both Kinetic and Gravitational Potential Energy
d)
She has no energy
17.
Which of the following has the greatest amount of kinetic energy?
a)
A small baby running at 15 m/s
b)
A toddler running at 15 m/s
c)
Miss Wilburn running at 15 m/s
d)
Arnold Schwarzenegger running at 15 m/s screaming "Get to the choppa!"
18.
Which of the following affects the gravitational potential energy of an object?
a)
The mass of the object
b)
The height of the object
c)
The velocity of the object
d)
Both the mass and height of the object
19.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
Energy of Motion
b)
Stored Energy of Position or Condition
c)
The force that opposes motion
d)
a tendency to resist changing motion
20.
A moving skateboard has a lot of ____ Energy
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
21.
A rock at the edge of a tall cliff has a lot of ____ Energy
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
22.
When a person climbs a ladder, they use their kinetic energy to do work and increase their ______
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
23.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
25.
As a pendulum swings, what happens to its energy?
a)
PE stays really high all the time
b)
High PE at the top is converted to KE when it swings
c)
KE stays really low the whole time
d)
Time stands still
26.
At which point is kinetic energy likely greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
27.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1 since it is high up
b)
2
c)
3 since it is fastest
d)
4
28.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
29.
Energy is the ability to do _____________ or cause change.
a)
work
b)
rest
c)
experiments
d)
science
30.
Mechanical Energy is another name for just Kinetic Energy
a)
True
b)
False
31.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
Which has greater KE, a car traveling at 30 m/s or a second car that is 1/2 as massive, but traveling at 60 m/s?
a)
car 1
b)
car 2
c)
both have the same KE
33.
While a boulder is on the top of a hill it has what type of energy?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Kinetic
c)
Potential
d)
Reactive
34.
What is an example of kinetic energy?
a)
a soccer ball moving
b)
an apple tree
c)
a rock at the top of a hill
d)
a moving car
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