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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
____________ is the ability to cause change.
a)
Energy
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Motion
2.
Energy can cause an object to ______________ the position of its motion.
a)
Energy
b)
Change
c)
Speed
d)
Stored
3.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
4.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
5.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
6.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
7.
Food has _________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
8.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
9.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
10.
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
11.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
12.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.
a)
created, destroyed
b)
gravity, force
c)
heat, created
15.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill.
c)
A ball rolling down a hill.
d)
leaves rolling down a hill
16.
Which is an example of potential energy?
a)
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
b)
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
c)
releasing the strings on a guitar
d)
an electric current lighting a light bulb
17.
Choose the BEST answer that is an example of an energy transformation from potential energy to kinetic energy.
a)
a ball rolling down a ramp
b)
a picture hanging on the wall
c)
a swing swaying back and forth
d)
a coat hanging on a hook
18.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
19.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
20.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
21.
True or False: The people at the bottom of the hill have mostly potential energy.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
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
23.
What force is constantly acting on Earth?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
mechanical force
c)
potential energy
d)
gravity
24.
Click to look at the picture.
The picture is an example of _____ .
The picture is an example of _____ .
a)
gravity
b)
potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
friction
25.
A basketball passing through the hoop.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
26.
An acorn hanging from an oak tree.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
27.
Blowing wind.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
28.
A wound up music box that is closed.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
29.
A foot kicking a football.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
30.
A firecracker that has not been lit.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
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