WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic energy
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
3.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
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.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
6.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
7.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
8.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
10.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
11.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
14.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases.
15.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place.
a)
Potential energy is changed into kinetic energy.
b)
Kinetic energy is changed into potential energy.
c)
Chemical energy is changed into heat energy.
d)
Heat energy is changed into chemical energy.
16.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum (most) kinetic energy?
a)
At the top of each hill.
b)
As you go down each hill.
c)
At the bottom of each hill.
d)
As you go up each hill.
17.
Which passenger has the most potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
The formula for calculating the gravitational potential energy in an object is shown above. GPE will get bigger if
There is more than 1 correct answer
a)
the object has a greater mass
b)
the object is higher above the ground
c)
the object is on the ground
d)
the object is smaller
19.
Conservation of energy means that
a)
energy can be created but not destroyed
b)
energy can be destroyed but not created
c)
energy can both be created and destroyed
d)
energy can neither be created nor destroyed
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