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WorksheetsRoller Coaster Physics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
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.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
5.
Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?
a)
Brakes used on a bike
b)
Tires from a car on the road
c)
Tread on the bottom of your shoes
d)
All are examples that are helpful
6.
A ______ is a push or a pull acting upon an object
a)
Acceleration
b)
force
c)
friction
d)
energy
7.
This is a force that moves a roller coaster car down the tracks.
a)
push
b)
magic
c)
gravity
d)
slide
8.
Where is potential energy the GREATEST on a roller coaster?
a)
At the bottom of the first hill
b)
At the top of the first hill
c)
Half way down the first hill
9.
Where is kinetic energy the LEAST on a roller coaster?
a)
At the bottom of the first hill
b)
At the top of the first hill
c)
Halfway down the first hill
10.
Where is potential energy the LEAST on a roller coaster?
a)
At the top of the first hill
b)
Halfway down the first hill
c)
At the bottom of the first hill
11.
Where is kinetic energy the GREATEST on a roller coaster?
a)
At the bottom of the first hill
b)
At the top of the first hill
c)
Halfway down the first hill
12.
Velocity is both ____ and _____.
a)
speed , direction
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density
d)
direction, magnitude
13.
What is the speed of a car that traveled 56 m in 4 seconds?
a)
64 m/s
b)
34 m/s
c)
14 m/s
d)
0.0625 m/s
14.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
15.
Every object in the universe attracts every other object.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Gravity is the force objects put on each other because of their ______.
a)
Mass
b)
Friendliness
c)
Acceleration
d)
Speed
17.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and veloctiy
d)
mass and energy
18.
Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?
a)
car
b)
bike
c)
they are equal
d)
cannot determine using the info provided
19.
Which of the following is a unit of mass?
a)
kilogram
b)
liter
c)
meter
d)
pound
20.
What is mass?
a)
the force of an object caused by gravity
b)
the amount of space something takes up
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
how fast something is moving
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