WorksheetsPotential & Kinetic Energy
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of energy is in a battery?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
2.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
3.
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
4.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
6.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
7.
How much potential energy is at the top of a hill on a rollar coaster ride
a)
100%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
20%
8.
As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy?
a)
Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
b)
The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases
c)
The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases
d)
Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase
9.
What kind of energy is in basketball passing through the hoop?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
10.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
11.
What energy is pulling an arrow back
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
energy
12.
Girl serving a volleyball
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
13.
What is the Law of Conservation of mass?
a)
Mass is created in a chemical reaction
b)
Mass is created in a physical change
c)
New chemicals formed from a chemical reaction have a larger overall mass than the original reactants
d)
Mass is never created or destroyed
14.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
can energy be changed
a)
yes
b)
no
16.
Roller coasters slow down because their energy disappears.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
18.
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
19.
Can an object use up energy?
a)
Yes
b)
No
20.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
21.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
22.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
23.
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
24.
Where does a roller coaster have the most potential energy?
a)
At the top of a hill
b)
At the bottom of a hill
c)
In the middle of the ride
d)
Before the ride stops
25.
What kind of energy is stored in a battery?
a)
chemical kinetic energy
b)
solar potential energy
c)
chemical potential energy
d)
nuclear potential energy
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