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Energy Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 2000 kg car is traveling at 30 m/s on a level road. Calculate the energy the car?

a)

Kinetic Energy of the car= 900000 Joules

b)

Potential Energy of the car= 900000 Joules

c)

Mechanical Energy of the car= 200000 Joules

d)

All the above

2.

The total mechanical energy of an object is the ______.

a)

KE minus the PE of the object

b)

PE minus the KE of the object

c)

The initial KE plus the initial PE of the object

d)

KE plus the PE of the object at any instant during its motion

e)

Final amount of KE and PE minus the initial amount of KE and PE

3.

A 2 kg ball is at rest at the top of a 30 meter tall hill. What is the ball’s total mechanical Energy?

a)

320 Joules

b)

588 Joules

c)

687 Joules

d)

489 Joules

4.

What is the potential energy of the ball at the top of the hill

a)

482J

b)

539J

c)

328J

d)

686J

5.

At which point is the kinetic energy equal to zero?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

6.

What is the mechanical energy of the ball at position IV?

a)

686J

b)

482J

c)

539J

d)

328J

7.

At which point is the potential energy equal to zero?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

8.

What is the kinetic energy of the ball at position IV?

a)

539J

b)

686J

c)

147J

d)

232J

9.

What is the velocity of a 6kg ball as it rolls on the floor with a kinetic energy of 100J ?

a)

57 m/s

b)

5.7 m/s

c)

577 m/s

d)

None of the above

10.

The potential energy of a 5kg rock on top of a hill is 600J. What is the height of the hill?

a)

14m

b)

16m

c)

12m

d)

10m

11.

This picture is an example of what type of energy.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Elastic potential energy

c)

Gravitational potential energy

d)

Thermal energy

12.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

The kinetic energy after the arrow is released will be equal to the potential energy before the arrow is released.

b)

When the arrow is released, the kinetic energy will be greater than the potential energy before it was released.

c)

The mechanical energy will be greater after the arrow is released than before.

d)

The kinetic energy will be zero when the arrow is released.