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Potential and Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

The ability of motion

c)

The ability of mechanical energy

d)

None of the above

2.

Which point has the most amount of kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

which point has the most potential energy

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

4.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Both potential and kinetic energy

d)

None of the above

5.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Chemical

d)

None of the above

6.
____________ is the ability to cause change. 
a)
Energy 
b)
Force 
c)
Friction
d)
Motion
7.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.
a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Gravity Energy

d)

None of the above

9.

How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

a)

Make the object larger

b)

Lower the object towards the ground

c)

Raise the object farther off the ground

d)

Allow the object to roll on the ground

10.

Energy Transfer

a)

The energy that was moved from one object to another, such as heat energy

b)

The energy an object has because of the kinetic energy

c)

None of the above

d)

The energy and object has because of the potential energy

11.

What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?

a)

Time and energy

b)

Power and mass

c)

Mass and speed

d)

Time and work

12.

Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

None of the above

d)

Both

13.

Why does the other one roll down first?

a)

It is lighter

b)

It is heavier

c)

It is better

d)

None of the above

14.

What is the type of energy is it changing into?

a)

Potential to kinetic energy

b)

Kinetic to potential energy

c)

Kinetic to kinetic energy

d)

Non of the above

15.

Energy can cause an object to ______________ the position of its motion.

a)

Energy

b)

Change

c)

Speed

d)

Stored