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WorksheetsUnit 2 Energy Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
When an object is in motion, it has ___________ energy.
a)
potential
b)
mechanical
c)
kinetic
d)
movement
2.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
3.
Where is potential energy converting to kinetic energy
a)
D-G
b)
C-F
c)
A-D
d)
A-G
4.
In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:
a)
put the object lower to the ground
b)
raise the object higher
5.
Does a rock on the top of a cliff have potential energy or kinetic energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
6.
While a boulder is on the top of a hill it has what type of energy?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Kinetic
c)
Potential
d)
Reactive
7.
What is energy?
a)
rate of work
b)
Motion of an object
c)
ability to do work
d)
force over time
8.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of work
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of gravity
d)
energy of power
9.
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
10.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
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 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
14.
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
15.
What kind of energy is in basketball passing through the hoop?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
16.
What kind of energy is in a waving hand?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
17.
A basketball is being held in the hands of a player.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
18.
Which diagram best represents potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
19.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
20.
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
21.
When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has
a)
high potential energy
b)
high kinetic energy
c)
low potential energy
d)
equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy
22.
Kinetic energy depends on
a)
mass and height
b)
height and speed
c)
mass and speed
d)
mass and force
23.
Potential energy depends on
a)
mass and height
b)
height and speed
c)
mass and speed
d)
height and force
24.
I am holding a balloon that is full of air, the balloon has
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
25.
Where in the skatepark are potential and kinetic energy of the skater roughly equal?
a)
Point A
b)
Point B
c)
Point C
26.
What is potential energy?
a)
energy of motion
b)
energy due to potion or condition
c)
energy of power
d)
energy of work
27.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
28.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
29.
You drop a 5 kg ball from a height of 2 m. Just before it reaches the ground, what type of energy does it have?
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
c)
Nuclear Energy
d)
Chemical Energy
30.
A force is a −
a)
push.
b)
pull.
c)
magnet.
d)
push or pull.
31.
What force caused your cart to slow down?
a)
friction
b)
applying force
c)
gravity
d)
gravity and friction
32.
The correct equation to calculate speed is
a)
distance/time
b)
time/distance
c)
distance x time
d)
distance/time2
33.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It was a tie
34.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
35.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
36.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater decleration
37.
When objects come into contact violently/forcefully; energy is also transferred during this:
a)
transfer
b)
collision
c)
friction
d)
mass
38.
At which point is potential energy the least?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
39.
As mass increases, KE ...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
40.
Why is it harder to stop a four-person bobsled than a three-person bobsled?
a)
the four-person sled has more KE
b)
the four-person sled has less KE
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