WorksheetsME=KE + PE
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rubber bands, sling shots, springs, and a bow pulled back...are what type potential energy?
a)
Gravitational Potential Energy
b)
Magnetic Potential Energy
c)
Elastic Potential Energy
d)
Chemical Potential Energy
2.
Rubber bands, sling shots, springs, and a bow pulled back...are what type potential energy?
a)
Gravitational Potential Energy
b)
Magnetic Potential Energy
c)
Elastic Potential Energy
d)
Chemical Potential Energy
3.
This is an example of.....
a)
Inertia
b)
Newton's 3rd Law Motion
c)
Net Forces
d)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
4.
Skateboarding down a street is an example of what type of energy?
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
5.
What is the percentage of Potential Energy at point D?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
6.
Potential Energy due to an object's position or height
a)
Gravitational
b)
Magnetic
c)
Electrical
d)
Chemical
7.
What is the percentage of Potential Energy at this point of the roller coaster ride?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
8.
What type of potential energy does batteries have?
a)
Electrical
b)
Magnetic
c)
Gravitational
d)
Chemical
9.
What is the percentage of Kinetic Energy at point B?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
10.
What is the percentage of Kinetic Energy at this point of the roller coaster ride?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
11.
Where would you find the MAX amount Gravitational Potential Energy on a rollercoaster?
a)
Bottom of 1st hill
b)
Top of loop
c)
Bottom of 2nd hill
d)
Top of the tallest hill
12.
What is the percentage of Potential Energy at point A?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
13.
Rubbing your hands together causes....
a)
Force
b)
Acceleration
c)
Motion
d)
Friction
14.
Which of the following is an example of elastic potential energy?
a)
a stretched rubber band
b)
a ball on a hill
c)
a rollercoaster cart at the bottom of the track
d)
a rolling bowling ball
15.
What two factors affect gravitational potential energy?
a)
mass and speed
b)
velocity and height
c)
weight and height
d)
mass and velocity
16.
If you half the mass of an object then you
a)
half the kinetic energy
b)
double the kinetic energy
c)
quadruple the kinetic energy
d)
do nothing to the kinetic energy
17.
Kinetic energy is the energy of
a)
stored energy
b)
motion
c)
a car at a stop sign
d)
a kid on a diving board
18.
Energy is
a)
making something move
b)
a group of part working to make something move
c)
the ability to do work
19.
What factors affect kinetic energy?
a)
mass and weight
b)
mass and speed
c)
speed and velocity
d)
weight and height
20.
The time that it takes to complete one wave cycle is called the...
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
21.
The number of cycles that are completed per second is called the _ and is measured in _.
a)
frequency, Hertz
b)
wavelength, meters
c)
amplitude, meters
d)
period, seconds
22.
What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy
a)
Newton
b)
Joule
c)
Watt
d)
Kilogram
23.
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
24.
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
25.
At which point is potential energy greatest
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
26.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
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
28.
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
29.
Food has _________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
30.
Can energy be destroyed
a)
no
b)
yes
31.
Kinetic energy can be calculated using the formula KE = 1/2mv2. What is the kinetic energy of a bicycle that has a mass of 20 kg and is traveling at a velocity of 10 m/sec?
a)
10 J
b)
100 J
c)
1000 J
d)
10,000 J
32.
How high must a 20kg box be lifted to give it 784J of potential energy?
a)
3.98 km
b)
392 m
c)
3.92 m
d)
3
33.
A 5kg rock is lifted to a height of 4m in 3 seconds. Which of the following is FALSE?
a)
A. Its potential energy at the top is 200 J
b)
Its kinetic energy at the ground is 7.5J
c)
C. 200J of work was done on the rock
d)
D. The potential energy at the ground is 0J
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