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Potential and Kinetic Energy Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Digestion of food in our bodies is an example of

a)

electrical energy

b)

chemical potential energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

sound energy

2.

Charging your phone is an example of

a)

radiant energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

electrical energy

3.

A light bulb glowing is an example of

a)

radiant energy

b)

chemical potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

mechanical energy

4.

Feeling warm from the burning of wood around a campfire or in a fireplace

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

kinetic energy

5.

Splitting an atom releases this type of energy

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

nuclear energy

6.

Stretching a slingshot is an example of

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

sound energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

nuclear energy

7.

Which best completes the statement:

"energy is the ability to _________"

a)

move

b)

store material

c)

do work

d)

grow

8.

An object's kinetic energy depends

a)

only on it's mass

b)

only on it's position

c)

only on it's speed

d)

on both it's mass and speed

e)

on both it's position and mass

9.

An object's potential energy depends on

a)

only it's position

b)

only it's speed

c)

both it's speed and position

d)

none of the above

10.

Which of the following correctly represents potential energy, mathematically?

a)

PE = 1/2mg

b)

PE = mv

c)

PE = mgh

d)

PE = 1/2mgh2

11.

Which of the following BEST explains the law of conservation of energy?

a)

energy cannot be transformed from one form to another, but it can be created or destroyed

b)

when a wave is reflected from a surface, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence

c)

energy can be transformed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed

d)

the total mass of the reactants before a chemical reaction is the same as the total mass of the products after the chemical reaction

12.

A contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching

a)

kinetic energy

b)

friction

c)

potential energy

d)

work

13.

When a skateboard rolls down a ramp, the friction force transforms the kinetic energy of the wheels into

a)

potential energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

thermal energy

14.

A ball is released from rest at position 1. The diagram shows the ball in four positions as it rolls along a track from left to right. In which position does the ball have its minimum gravitational potential energy and maximum kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

At which point will the roller coaster have the greatest amount of potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D