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KE (concept) and GPE (concept and equations)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rock at the edge of a cliff has . . .

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

chemical potential energy

2.

A glass of milk has. . .

a)

chemical potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

sound energy

3.

Gasoline in a car tank (car is not on) has. . .

a)

chemical potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

elastic potential energy

4.

A basketball passing through the hoop has. . .

a)

only potential energy

b)

only kinetic energy

c)

both KE and PGE

5.

Blowing wind has. . .

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

6.

A foot kicking a football has. . .

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

7.
If a man is pulling a wagon up a hill, describe what is occurring in terms of energy. 
a)
Decreasing Potential energy, Increasing Kinetic energy
b)
Increasing Potential energy, Decreasing Kinetic energy
c)
Both potential and kinetic are increasing
d)
Both potential and kinetic are decreasing
8.
A man stops his car on top of a hill.  Describe this scenario in terms of energy.
a)
High Potential Energy
b)
High Kinetic Energy
c)
It is impossible to tell
d)
No energy left
9.

What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can only be changed from one form to another?

a)

Law of Conservation of Energy

b)

Law of Conservation of Matter

c)

Law of Gravity

d)

Law of Conservation of Momentum

10.
In all of the energy transformations shown
above, the total amount of energy __________.
a)
disappeared when it transformed into another type
of energy.
b)
decreased when it transformed into another type of
energy.
c)
remained the same when it transformed into
another type of energy.
d)
adds up to zero energy
11.
Look at the picture of a ball rolling down a hill into a valley, then rolling up another hill on the other side.  Which letter represents the ball with the MOST potential energy?
a)
D
b)
G
c)
A
d)
B
12.

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?

a)

5290.5 kg

b)

0.018 kg

c)

54.9 J

d)

54.99 kg

13.

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?

a)

322.1 g

b)

31.17 kg

c)

0.32 kg

d)

13.13 g

14.

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?

a)

237.3 m

b)

15.83 km

c)

2.46 m

d)

2.45 m

15.
The world record for pole vaulting is 6.15 m. If the pole vaulter's gravitational potential is 4942 J, what is his mass? 
a)
82 kg
b)
7875 kg
c)
803 kg
d)
.0012 kg
16.

Choose the answer that has the most ELASTIC POTENTIAL energy.

a)

a rubber band pulled back all the way

b)

a rubber band pulled back part of the way

c)

a rubber band laying on a table

17.

Choose the answer that has the most GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL energy.

a)

a 500 kg boulder on a 5 meter hill

b)

a 500 kg boulder on a 10 meter hill

c)

a 500 kg boulder on a 20 meter hill

18.

What two factors affect GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL energy?

a)

mass

b)

height

c)

speed

d)

mass and speed

e)

mass and height

19.

As mass decreases, kinetic energy ________.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

d)

is not related

20.

Lowering an object __________ its potential energy.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

does not change

d)

doubles

21.

What location on the coaster has the greatest potential energy

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

22.

Which of the following shows potential energy?

a)

rock on top of a hill

b)

spinning gears

23.

Which of the following shows kinetic energy?

a)

running guy

b)

phone on a table

24.

When we drop a bouncy ball, it is an energy _________ from GPE to KE.

a)

transfer

b)

transformation

25.

A student hit a volleyball with his fist. It was an energy _________ from GPE to KE

a)

transfer

b)

transformation

26.

What is the unit for measuring potential energy?

a)

meters

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

kilogram

27.

What is the unit for measuring kinetic energy?

a)

meters

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

kilogram

28.

Which 2 things affect KE?

a)

mass and height

b)

mass and time

c)

mass and velocity

d)

velocity and time

e)

velocity and power

29.

Which 2 things affect GPE?

a)

mass and height

b)

mass and time

c)

mass and velocity

d)

velocity and time

e)

velocity and power

30.

Of mass and velocity, which has a much larger impact on the KE of an object?

a)

mass

b)

velocity