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WorksheetsKinetic and Potential Energy
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
2.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
3.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
4.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
5.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
6.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
7.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
8.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
9.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
10.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
11.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
12.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
13.
Sound energy is a type of...
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
14.
Gasoline that powers a car is an example of...
a)
Nuclear energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Light energy
15.
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
a)
a ball rolling down a ramp
b)
a stretched rubber band
c)
a baseball flying into the outfield
d)
a snail moving across a rock
16.
Choose the BEST answer that is an example of an energy transformation from potential energy to kinetic energy.
a)
a ball rolling down a ramp
b)
a picture hanging on the wall
c)
a swing swaying back and forth
d)
a coat hanging on a hook
17.
Energy can be classified into two main categories, kinetic energy and potential energy. Kinetic energy is when an object is:
a)
standing still
b)
actively doing something
c)
changing states of matter
d)
objects do not have kinetic energy
18.
As an object falls potential energy ___________
a)
potential energy changes to kinetic energy
b)
potential energy increases
19.
____________ is the ability to cause change.
a)
Energy
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Motion
20.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
21.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
22.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
23.
Who has the most potential energy?
a)
At the top of the slide
b)
At the bottom of the slide
24.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
25.
A running boy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
26.
A lump of coal.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
27.
A waving hand.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
28.
A person climbing a ladder.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
29.
A dry cell of a battery.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
30.
A glass of milk.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
31.
A rock at the edge of a cliff.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
32.
This spring has been compressed. What happened to its elastic potential energy?
a)
more elastic potential energy
b)
less elastic potential energy
c)
the same amount of elastic potential energy
33.
From picture 1 to picture 2, what happened to the amount of magnetic potential energy?
a)
It stayed the same.
b)
It increased.
c)
It decreased.
34.
If you want to increase the amount of magnetic potential energy in #2, what would you do?
a)
move them closer
b)
move them apart
c)
keep them there
35.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and velocity
d)
time and work
36.
What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy
a)
Newton
b)
Joule
c)
Watt
d)
Kilogram
37.
Which of the following is NOT true about Potential Energy?
a)
An object's position affects its potential energy
b)
Potential energy is Stored energy
c)
Potential energy only occurs when an object is in motion
d)
All objects have potential energy
38.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
39.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill.
c)
A ball rolling down a hill.
40.
What will happen to the potential energy of the magnets as the N and S get close?
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
there is none
41.
What happens to the magnetic potential energy when the same poles are far apart?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
42.
When these opposite charges get closer, what happens to their electrical potential energy?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
43.
These opposite charges are far apart. What happens to the electrical potential energy when opposite charges are far apart?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
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