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WorksheetsKE (concept) and GPE (concept and equations)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
A rock at the edge of a cliff has . . .
gravitational potential energy
Kinetic energy
chemical potential energy
A glass of milk has. . .
chemical potential energy
Kinetic energy
thermal energy
sound energy
Gasoline in a car tank (car is not on) has. . .
chemical potential energy
Kinetic energy
elastic potential energy
A basketball passing through the hoop has. . .
only potential energy
only kinetic energy
both KE and PGE
Blowing wind has. . .
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
A foot kicking a football has. . .
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can only be changed from one form to another?
Law of Conservation of Energy
Law of Conservation of Matter
Law of Gravity
Law of Conservation of Momentum
above, the total amount of energy __________.
of energy.
energy.
another type of energy.
The Royal Gorge Bridge is situated 321m above the Arkansas River in Colorado. If the gravitational potential energy associated with a tourist on the bridge is 173000J with respect to the river, what is the tourist’s mass?
5290.5 kg
0.018 kg
54.9 J
54.99 kg
One of the tallest radio towers is in Fargo, North Dakota. The tower is 639m tall, or about 44 percent taller than the Sears Tower in Chicago. If a bird lands on top of the radio tower, so that the gravitational potential energy associated with the bird is 2033J, what is its mass?
322.1 g
31.17 kg
0.32 kg
13.13 g
In 1993, Cuban athlete Javier Sotomayor set the world record for the high jump. The gravitational potential energy associated with Sotomayor’s jump was 1970J. Sotomayor’s mass was 82.0 kg. How high did he jump?
237.3 m
15.83 km
2.46 m
2.45 m
Choose the answer that has the most ELASTIC POTENTIAL energy.
a rubber band pulled back all the way
a rubber band pulled back part of the way
a rubber band laying on a table
Choose the answer that has the most GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL energy.
a 500 kg boulder on a 5 meter hill
a 500 kg boulder on a 10 meter hill
a 500 kg boulder on a 20 meter hill
What two factors affect GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL energy?
mass
height
speed
mass and speed
mass and height
As mass decreases, kinetic energy ________.
decreases
increases
stays the same
is not related
Lowering an object __________ its potential energy.
decreases
increases
does not change
doubles
What location on the coaster has the greatest potential energy
W
X
Y
Z
Which of the following shows potential energy?
rock on top of a hill
spinning gears
Which of the following shows kinetic energy?
running guy
phone on a table
When we drop a bouncy ball, it is an energy _________ from GPE to KE.
transfer
transformation
A student hit a volleyball with his fist. It was an energy _________ from GPE to KE
transfer
transformation
What is the unit for measuring potential energy?
meters
Joule
Watt
kilogram
What is the unit for measuring kinetic energy?
meters
Joule
Watt
kilogram
Which 2 things affect KE?
mass and height
mass and time
mass and velocity
velocity and time
velocity and power
Which 2 things affect GPE?
mass and height
mass and time
mass and velocity
velocity and time
velocity and power
Of mass and velocity, which has a much larger impact on the KE of an object?
mass
velocity
