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Types of Potential & Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
2.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
3.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

4.

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

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

5.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked on a steep hill

b)

a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

a picture hanging on the wall

d)

piece of coal before it's burned

6.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
7.

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

a)

Elastic Potential

b)

Elastic Kinetic

c)

Stretch Kinetic

d)

Gravitational Potential

8.
A basketball passing through the hoop.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
9.
Gasoline in a car tank (car is not on).
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
10.

An acorn hanging from an oak tree.

a)

Gravitational Potential

b)

Gravitational Kinetic

c)

Battery Potential

d)

Radiant Kinetic

11.
A foot kicking a football.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
12.
The ultimate source of energy is:
a)
The sky
b)
The sun
c)
Plants
d)
Movement
13.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
14.
The ability to do work is the definition for which word
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
Energy
d)
produce
15.
When a grasshopper rubs its legs together, a sound is made because
a)
its legs are hurt
b)
the movement causes vibrations
c)
the grasshopper is hungry and tired
d)
The grasshopper is warning other animals of danger
16.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
17.

What source of energy does a campfire provide?

a)

elastic energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

no energy

d)

heat and light energy

18.

If the radio is on in the car, what form of energy allows you to hear the music?

a)

sound energy which is potential

b)

sound energy which is kinetic

c)

sound energy which is potential and kinetic

d)

radiant energy

19.

On a roller coaster, where is maximum (the most) 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

20.

On a roller coaster, where is maximum (the most) potential 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

21.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing happens
c)
More are created
d)
They speed up
22.

Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy? (check all that apply)

a)

an arrow flying through the air

b)

a book on a shelf

c)

kicking a soccer ball

d)

chewing gum

e)

sitting at a stop light

23.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy (check all that apply)

a)

water in a stream

b)

a block of ice in the freezer

c)

a desk in a classroom

d)

a ball sitting in a goal

e)

scoring a goal

24.

Complete the following sentence. The ________________ an object moves, the more ____________________ energy it has.

a)

slower ... potential

b)

faster .... kinetic

c)

faster ... potential

d)

slower ... kinetic

25.

What is another name for light energy?

a)

radiant energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

kinetic energy

26.

What is a form of energy is stored in bonds of atoms?

a)

light energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

elastic energy

27.

What is the form of energy that is created using heat? This form of energy makes particles of matter move faster.

a)

light energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

kinetic energy

28.

What type of energy is in a battery?

a)

kinetic

b)

light

c)

mechanical

d)

chemical

29.

What type of energy is shown in the picture?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Radiant Energy

c)

Elastic Potential

d)

Gravitational Potential

30.

The energy of electrons moving along a specific path

a)

Chemical

b)

Electric

c)

Mechanical

d)

Kinetic