WorksheetsEnergy and Waves
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which scenario has KE?
a)
A rock sitting on a cliff
b)
A ball rolling down an alley
2.
Find the Kinetic Energy of an 8 kg ball rolling at 3 m/s.
a)
11 J
b)
16 J
c)
24 J
d)
36 J
3.
Which has more potential energy?
a)
An untouched spring
b)
A compressed spring
4.
Whenever you rub your hands together to warm them up, you are converting _______ energy into __________ energy.
a)
chemical to mechanical
b)
electrical to thermal
c)
mechanical to thermal
d)
thermal to chemical
5.
What letter represents the trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
What letter represents the Crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
What sequence would represent one wave length
a)
Crest to Trough
b)
Trough to Crest
c)
Middle to Top
d)
Crest to Crest
8.
Which is an example of KE being transformed into PE?
a)
ball rolling up a hill
b)
bending a paper clip
c)
coasting down a hill on a bike
d)
starting your car
9.
Which of the following does not contribute to an object's Potential Energy?
a)
Height
b)
Gravity
c)
Mass
d)
Velocity
10.
Which of the following does not contribute to an object's Kinetic Energy?
a)
Mass
b)
Gravity
c)
Velocity
11.
A 100 kg skier stands at the top of a 50 meter slope. How much PE does he have?
a)
100 J
b)
500 J
c)
20 J
d)
50000 J
12.
A 100 kg skier stands at the top of a 50 meter slope. How much KINETIC ENERGY does he have?
a)
2500
b)
1000
c)
750000
d)
0
13.
As a roller coaster slows down while climbing a hill, it is transferring _________ energy to __________ energy.
a)
Potential to Kinetic
b)
Kinetic to Potential
14.
What is the length of a wave called?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Period
15.
What is the height of a wave called?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Period
16.
When would a roller coaster have the most PE?
a)
At the top of the hill
b)
Before you start
c)
At the bottom of a hill
d)
Halfway down the hill
17.
When would a roller coaster have the most KE?
a)
At the top of a hill
b)
Before you start
c)
At the bottom of the hill
d)
Halfway down the hill
18.
When would a roller coaster have the LEAST PE?
a)
Top of the hill
b)
Bottom of the hill
19.
When would a roller coaster have the least KE
a)
Top of the hill
b)
Bottom of the hill
20.
What unit does frequency have?
a)
Hertz
b)
Waves
c)
Seconds
d)
m/s
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