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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
2.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
3.
What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
4.
What kind of energy is in a battery?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
5.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
7.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
8.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
9.
How much potential energy is at the top of a hill on a rollar coaster ride
a)
100%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
20%
10.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
11.
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
12.
What kind of energy is in basketball passing through the hoop?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
13.
What kind of energy is in a waving hand?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
14.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
15.
What energy is pulling an arrow back
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
energy
16.
A rubber band has been pulled backward but hasn’t been let go yet.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
17.
Girl serving a volleyball
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
18.
Which would be greater at Position 2?
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
19.
At which position would potential energy be greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
20.
a)
At the top of the slide
b)
At the bottom of the slide
21.
a)
At the top of the slide
b)
At the bottom of the slide
22.
On a roller coaster ride, where will the kinetic energy be greatest?
a)
At the bottom of the biggest hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the very end of the ride
23.
Where is the most potential energy?
a)
A (top)
b)
B (bottom)
24.
Where is the most kinetic energy?
a)
A (top)
b)
B (bottom)
25.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
26.
At what point in the roller coaster will the car have the greatest potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
27.
Which image best describes the motion of the pitcher? The diagram shows the motion of a pitcher.
a)
Position A has the most potential energy. Position B has less potential, and more kinetic energy than A. Position C has the most kinetic energy.
b)
Position A has the most potential energy. Position B is mostly kinetic. Position C is some potential, but mostly kinetic.
c)
Position A has the most kinetic. Position B has less kinetic energy. Position C is mostly potential.
d)
Position A has the most kinetic. Position B is mostly potential. Position C is some potential, but mostly kinetic energy.
28.
A foot kicking a football.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
29.
A running boy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
30.
A moving car.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
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