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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
3.
When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
4.
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
5.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
6.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
7.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned
8.
which point has the most potential energy
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
9.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
10.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
11.
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
a)
A hopping frog
b)
A rubber band stretched and ready to be flung across the room
c)
A roller coaster that is moving
d)
A fish swimming in a pond
12.
All of the following are examples of kinetic energy EXCEPT
a)
Mrs. Stenvall's car sitting in the parking lot
b)
An electric current running through a wire
c)
Loud music vibrating speakers
d)
A bird flying in the sky
13.
The right person is pulling with 100N the person on left is pulling with the force of 50N, what is the initial force?
a)
20N
b)
150N
c)
100N
d)
50N
14.
What is SI units for force ?
a)
Grams g()
b)
Hectogram (Hg)
c)
Newtons (N)
d)
Meters (m)
15.
Choose the correct answer for the image
a)
It is not related to force
b)
It is unbalanced
c)
Not enough information
d)
Balanced force
16.
This is an example of what force?
a)
Gravity
b)
Air Resistance
c)
Pull
d)
Push
17.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force. What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
18.
Which force is so low that it causes the man to slip and fall?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Air Resistance
d)
Motion
19.
What is the net force?
130 N 150 N
<------ --------->
130 N 150 N
<------ --------->
a)
20 N
b)
30 N
c)
20 N to the right
d)
30 N to the left
20.
Is this a balanced or unbalanced force?
30 N 30 N
---------> <---------
30 N 30 N
---------> <---------
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
21.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
22.
What is MOVEMENT?
a)
Inertia
b)
Force
c)
Work
d)
Motion
23.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
24.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
25.
Gravity is ...
a)
to use force to cause something to move closer
b)
a force that pulls objects toward the center of the earth
c)
a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop or change direction
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