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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Digestion of food in our bodies is an example of
electrical energy
chemical potential energy
nuclear energy
sound energy
Charging your phone is an example of
radiant energy
thermal energy
kinetic energy
electrical energy
A light bulb glowing is an example of
radiant energy
chemical potential energy
kinetic energy
mechanical energy
Feeling warm from the burning of wood around a campfire or in a fireplace
elastic potential energy
nuclear energy
thermal energy
kinetic energy
Splitting an atom releases this type of energy
gravitational potential energy
kinetic energy
chemical potential energy
nuclear energy
Stretching a slingshot is an example of
elastic potential energy
sound energy
chemical potential energy
nuclear energy
Which best completes the statement:
"energy is the ability to _________"
move
store material
do work
grow
An object's kinetic energy depends
only on it's mass
only on it's position
only on it's speed
on both it's mass and speed
on both it's position and mass
An object's potential energy depends on
only it's position
only it's speed
both it's speed and position
none of the above
Which of the following correctly represents potential energy, mathematically?
PE = 1/2mg
PE = mv
PE = mgh
PE = 1/2mgh2
Which of the following BEST explains the law of conservation of energy?
energy cannot be transformed from one form to another, but it can be created or destroyed
when a wave is reflected from a surface, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence
energy can be transformed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed
the total mass of the reactants before a chemical reaction is the same as the total mass of the products after the chemical reaction
A contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching
kinetic energy
friction
potential energy
work
When a skateboard rolls down a ramp, the friction force transforms the kinetic energy of the wheels into
potential energy
chemical energy
nuclear energy
thermal energy
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?
1
2
3
4
At which point will the roller coaster have the greatest amount of potential energy?
A
B
C
D
