WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy Study Guide
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 4hrs 11mins
Object that are higher up have________________ potential energy than objects that are lower, or closer to the ground.
Less
longer
reduce
more
______________inclined planes ______________the amount of force needed to move a heavy object.
longer, reduce
shorter, reduce
shorter, decrease
longer, increase
As a roller coaster travels downhill, its ____________________ energy converts to ________________.
Kinetic, Potential
Potential, Kinetic
What tool is used to measure the amount of force it takes to move an object?________
Triple Beam Balance
Meter Stick
Spring Scale
Timer
Ramps are helpful because they make it feel ______________ to lift heavy objects.
harder
impossible
easier
exhausting
Which location shows where this pendulum has the greatest amount of potential energy.
1 only
1 and 5
3 and 5
2 and 4
Which location shows where this pendulum has the greatest amount of kinetic energy.
2 and 4
3 and 5
1 only
3 only
The stretching of this rubber band is an example of which kind of energy?_________________
Chemical
Potential
Kinetic
Light
At what Point is the skier’s potential energy about equal to her kinetic energy?______________
A
B
C
D
Where would Potential Energy be at its greatest (PE)?
Top of the first hill.
Bottom of the loop.
Top of the loop.
Bottom of the 2nd hill.
Where would Kinetic Energy be at its greatest (KE)?
Top of first hill.
Bottom of the first hill.
Top of the loop.
Bottom of the loop.
Where would the potential and kinetic energy be nearly equal (PE=KE).
Top of first hill.
Midway down the first hill.
Bottom of the first hill.
Top of second hill.
As the boulder rolls down, what happens to its potential and kinetic energy?
Kinetic Energy is transferred to Potential Energy.
They are equal so nothing.
Potential Energy is transferred to Kinetic Energy.
They both increase.
Which one requires more force to travel up?
car driving straight up hill.
car driving up windy road.
Which guy is having to use more force to do the work?
First guy who is lifting the barrel into the wagon.
Second guy who is rolling the barrel up the inclined plane into the wagon.
When an object is moved up a ramp, you need _________ effort than if it is just picked straight up.
More
Less
equal
Which inclined plane (ramp) will make work easier and use less force?
short ramp
longer ramp
equal ramps
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
Elastic Potential
Kinetic
Gravitational Potential
