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KE and PE Study Guide

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Kinetic Energy and what unit is it measured in?

a)

Energy gained by Position/ (Newtons)

b)

Energy gained by Position/ (Joules)

c)

Energy gained by motion/ (Joules)

d)

Energy gained by motion/ (Newtons)

2.

What is the formula for KE?

a)

Mass x Acceleration

b)

Distance/Time

c)

Height x Weight

d)

1/2 x Mass x Velocity 2

3.

What is the formula for PE?

a)

Mass x Acceleration

b)

Distance/Time

c)

Height x Weight

d)

1/2 x Mass x Velocity 2

4.

What is Potential Energy and what unit is it measured in?

a)

Energy gained by Position/ (Newtons)

b)

Energy gained by Position/ (Joules)

c)

Energy gained by motion/ (Joules)

d)

Energy gained by motion/ (Newtons)

5.

A 1,500 Kg Car is moving at 10m/s. What is the Kinetic Energy?

a)

750 J

b)

75000 J

c)

200 J

d)

1470000 J

6.

A 100,000 g car is moving at 10 cm/s. What is the KE?

a)

0.5 J

b)

50 J

c)

5000000 J

d)

98000 J

7.

What is the PE of a pole Vaulter of 500 N when she is 4m above the ground?

a)

200 J

b)

100000 J

c)

204 J

d)

2, 000 J

8.

A 100 Kg ball on a 15 m high building. What is the PE?

a)

1470 J

b)

2000 J

c)

14700 J

d)

153 J

9.

What is the law of conservation of Energy?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed

c)

There is only KE and PE

10.

What is force and how is it described?

a)

A push or pull exerted on an object making it change direction.

b)

How fast an object goes in a certain amount of time.

c)

The strength of an object

d)

How gravity impacts the mass of an object

11.

What is the net force of an object pushed right at 400N and pushed in the opposite direction 350N (left).

a)

50 N left

b)

50 N right

c)

750 N left

d)

750 Right

12.

What is the net force of an object that it pushed right at 25 N and Pulled in the same direction 40 N?

a)

65 N Left

b)

65 N Right

c)

15 N Right

d)

15 N left

13.

How do balanced forces acting on an object affect its motion?

a)

Not moving= 0N

b)

Pushed right

c)

Pushed left

d)

Pushed in direction stronger

14.

A 300 Kg object is pushed in one direction by one person at 500 N and pulled in the same direction at 430 N. What is the acceleration of the object?

a)

30 m/s

b)

3.1 m/s2

c)

600 m/s

d)

310 m/s2

15.

You exert a force of 120 N on a desk. Your friend exerts a force of 150 N in the same direction. What is the acceleration of the 100 Kg desk?

a)

2.7 m/s2

b)

0.3 m/s2

c)

27000 m/s

d)

30 m/s2

16.

What factors affect friction?

a)

force

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

speed

17.

What is a type of friction?

a)

Rolling

b)

Sliding

c)

Fluid

d)

Static

18.

What is the law of universal gravitation?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

A particle attracts another particle using a force proportional to its mass and distance

c)

All objects accelerate at 9.8 m/s2

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed only transferred

19.

How fast is an object moving after falling at 4 seconds without air resistance?

a)

39.2 m/s

b)

49 m/s

c)

19.6 m/s

d)

98 m/s

20.

How would your weight change in comparison to planets that have a greater mass?

a)

It would be less (lighter)

b)

There would be no change

c)

Depends on air resistance

d)

It would be larger (heavier)

21.

If a magnet is cut in half, two magnets with a N or S are created.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

An object with more mass will hit the ground first.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

An object thrown outward and object dropped will hit the ground at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is the shape of an object that is thrown?

a)

Parabola

b)

Function

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Gravity

25.

When does an object reach terminal velocity (no longer accelerates due to gravity)?

a)

When Gravity has less force than air resistance

b)

When Gravity and air resistance equal

c)

When gravity has more force than air resistance

26.

If one side of a magnet is South, what should another side of the magnet be in order to attract?

a)

North

b)

South

27.

What is Newton's first law of motion?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

Force is a measurement of Mass and Acceleration

c)

An object at rest will remain at rest, an object in motion will remain in motion

28.

What is Newton's Second law of motion?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

Force is a measurement of Mass x Acceleration

c)

An object at rest will remain at rest, an object in motion will remain in motion

29.

What is Newton's Third law of motion?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

Force is a measurement of Mass x Acceleration

c)

An object at rest will remain at rest, an object in motion will remain in motion

30.

How do you keep an objects acceleration the same if the force is doubled?

a)

Double the mass

b)

Cut the mass in half

c)

quadruple the mass

d)

square the mass

31.

A boy catches a ball while standing on roller skates. What happens to the boy's velocity?

a)

The boy moves forward

b)

The boy moves backwards

c)

The boy will not move

32.

What is momentum and why do you need to give more distance between cars that are traveling faster?

a)

The quantity of motion in an object/ faster speeds take longer to slow down

b)

The amount of inertia in an object/ faster objects take longer to slow down.

c)

The quantity of motion in an object/ faster objects are quicker to slow down.

d)

The amount of inertia in an object/ faster objects are quicker to slow down.

33.

What is the force caused by moving objects that travel in a circle?

a)

Inertia

b)

Centripetal Force

c)

Gravity

d)

Air Resistance

34.

When someone feels positive G's they feel...

a)

Pulled out of seat

b)

Pushed into seat

c)

Nothing

35.

When someone feels negative G's they feel...

a)

Pulled out of seat

b)

Pushed into seat

c)

Nothing

36.

When in a loop, riders feel:

a)

Positive G's

b)

Negative G's

c)

Nothing (1 G)

37.

When going uphill after a steep drop, riders feel:

a)

Positive G's

b)

Negative G's

c)

Nothing (1 G)

38.

When on a dropping ride, riders feel:

a)

Positive G's

b)

Negative G's

c)

Nothing (1 G)

39.

When going downhill ride, riders feel:

a)

Positive G's

b)

Negative G's

c)

Nothing (1 G)

40.

When at the peak of small hills, riders feel:

a)

Positive G's

b)

Negative G's

c)

Nothing (1 G)

41.

When riders black out, riders are feeling :

a)

Positive G's

b)

Negative G's

c)

Nothing (1 G)

42.

Both magnets and electricity have two poles and are traveling electrons.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Christmas lights are an example of a

a)

Series Circuit

b)

Parallel Circuit

44.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Parallel

b)

Series

45.

What is an advantage to Electromagnets?

a)

They can be turned on or off

b)

They can increase strength with more coils

c)

They can increase strength with battery

d)

They are something that was already magnetic made stronger

46.

What other forms are energy transferred into to prevent it from continuing to move?

a)

Sound

b)

Motion

c)

Friction

d)

Inertia

47.

When a car is at max speed it is at max PE.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

When a rider feels Negative 2 Gs and they are 120 lbs, they feel like they weigh...

a)

240 lbs

b)

60 lbs

c)

480 lbs

d)

30 lbs

49.

When a rider feels Negative 2 Gs and they are 120 lbs, they feel like they weigh...

a)

240 lbs

b)

60 lbs

c)

480 lbs

d)

30 lbs