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What is Energy?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The kinetic energy of an objet is equal to one half its mass multiplied by its speed.

a)

squared

b)

cubed

c)

to the fourth power

d)

the the fifth power

2.

The gravitational potential energy of an object is equal to its weight multiplied by its

a)

depth

b)

height

c)

volume

d)

diameter

3.

Energy is the ability to do work or cause

a)

events

b)

change

c)

friction

d)

explosions

4.

Energy and work are measured in

a)

newtons

b)

joules

c)

hertz

d)

kilograms

5.

When you do work on an object, some of your energy is transferred to that object.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Power is the rate at which energy is exerted.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Potential energy results from the height or position of an object.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

A stretched rubber band has elastic potential energy.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

A change in an object's speed has a greater effect on its kinetic energy than a change in its mass does.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

A mountain climber at the peak has elastic potential energy.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

An object's kinetic energy is affect by what two factors?

a)

mass and weight

b)

height and weight

c)

speed and height

d)

mass and speed

12.

If an object's mass increases, it's kinetic energy will ______.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

13.

Joe hits a tennis ball with a ping pong paddle and a baseball bat. Which object transfers more energy to the tennis ball?

a)

ping pong paddle

b)

baseball bat

14.

Which object has more gravitational potential energy: A book lifted 1 meter off the ground, or the same book lifted 10 meters off the ground?

a)

book 1 meter off the ground

b)

book 10 meters off the ground

c)

they have the same potential energy

15.

A roller coaster is moving along a track. At which point on the track does the coaster have the most kinetic energy?

a)

as soon as it starts going down the tallest hill

b)

at the bottom of a hill

c)

in the middle of a hill

d)

it has the same kinetic energy throughout the whole coaster