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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic energy
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
which point has the most potential energy
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
2.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
3.
Which would have the greatest gravitational potential energy?
a)
A 4lb rat on a school desk
b)
A 45lb dog in an oak tree
c)
A 14 pound platypus on a swing
d)
A 45lb child on a bike
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.
A stretched object, such as a rubber band, has _____________
potential energy.
potential energy.
a)
electrical
b)
gravitational
c)
kinetic
d)
elastic
6.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
7.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
9.
Food has _________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
10.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
11.
What is the KE of a 1.00 kg hammer swinging at 20.0 m/s?
a)
200 Joules
b)
1500 Joules
c)
950 Joules
12.
What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy
a)
Newton
b)
Joule
c)
Watt
d)
Kilogram
13.
If the skier is at the top of the hill waiting for the whistle to blow for his turn to ski, he has ____________, after the whistle blows and he starts his ski run, he has ___________ .
a)
kinetic energy; potential energy
b)
potential energy; friction
c)
kinetic energy; gravity
d)
potential energy; kinetic energy
14.
A ball is released from rest at position 1. The diagram shows the ball in four positions as it rolls along a track from left to right. In which position does the ball have its minimum gravitational potential energy and maximum kinetic energy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Energy stored in the bonds between atoms.
a)
Elastic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Chemical
d)
Nuclear
16.
How is mechanical energy calculated?
a)
force x distance
b)
kinetic energy/potential energy
c)
gravitational energy x kinetic energy
d)
kinetic energy + potential energy
17.
What is the KE of a football which has a mass of 0.8 kg and is kicked at a velocity of 10m/s.
a)
80 J
b)
3.2 J
c)
160 J
d)
40 J
18.
A rabbit of mass 3kg walks at a speed of 0.5m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.
a)
0.5 J
b)
0.75 J
c)
0.255 J
d)
0.375 J
19.
What happens when the rope is cut?
a)
The Weight will fall.
b)
The potential energy is changed to kinetic energy
c)
The kinetic energy is changed to potential energy
d)
Nothing will happen
20.
Which of the following correctly states the law of conservation of energy?
a)
Energy can be created and destroyed.
b)
Energy can be created but not destroyed.
c)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
d)
Energy cannot be created but it can be destroyed.
21.
Gravitational Potential energy increases as _________ increases.
a)
Speed
b)
Elasticity
c)
Height
d)
Movement
22.
At which position would the roller coaster be transforming kinetic energy to potential energy?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
C to D
d)
No such transformation.
23.
2. The diagram to the right represents a diver’s motion from the top of a high diving board into a pool of water. At what point does the diver have the greatest kinetic energy and the least potential energy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
A book falls from a desk. Which BEST describes the book’s change in potential energy?
a)
The potential energy is increased so the total amount of energy is increased
b)
The potential energy is decreased so the total energy is decreased
c)
The potential energy is increased so the total is decreased
d)
Potential energy will change to kinetic energy, but the total energy remains constant
25.
As a marble rolls down a ramp, the ___.
a)
PE decreases and the KE increases
b)
PE increases and the KE decreases
c)
both KE and PE increase
d)
both KE and PE decrease
26.
A student hiking in a rock area on a mountain notices that wide, deep cracks have formed in some of the large rocks. Some of the cracks are so large that the rocks have broken apart. Which process most likely caused these rocks to crack and creak?
a)
Erosion by wind
b)
Water freezing and thawing
c)
Erosion by fast-moving
d)
Sediments being deposited.
27.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
deposition
b)
landslide
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
28.
The most important factors in determining the rate of weathering are _____________________.
a)
carbon dioxide and acid rain
b)
abrasion and acids from plant roots
c)
animal actions and oxygen
d)
rock type and climate
29.
Some EROSION agents are...
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
ice and gravity
d)
ALL
30.
unsorted rock material deposited directly by ice as it melts
a)
glacial drift
b)
stratified drift
c)
till
d)
glacier
31.
Glaciers form when _____.
a)
less snow falls than melts
b)
more snow falls than melts
c)
less rain falls than freezes
d)
more rain falls than freezes
32.
Forms when a flowing glacier scoops out an area between two mountains.
a)
U-Shaped Valley
b)
Fjord
c)
Kettle
d)
Moraine
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