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Gravity and Kinetic Energy Inv. 3-4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is potential energy?

a)

motion energy

b)

stored energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

kinetic energy

2.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

motion energy

b)

stored energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

potential energy

3.

Which statement is true about two students on a teeter-totter.

a)

The student closest to the ground has more potential energy

b)

The student higher up has more potential energy

c)

The students will always have the same potential energy

d)

The students have no potential energy

4.

If a truck goes 30 kilometers in 30 minutes what is its average speed?

a)

2 km/min

b)

1 km/hr

c)

2 km/hr

d)

1 km/min

5.

The _____________ of an object does not change when taken to another planet

a)

Gravity

b)

Weight

c)

Mass

6.

What is the equation for impulse?

a)

I = Ft

b)

I = F / t

c)

I = F + t

d)

I = F - t

7.

What is the acceleration of gravity on Earth in meters per second squared?

a)

8.7

b)

3.2

c)

6.8

d)

9.8

8.

If a bowling bowl has twice as much mass as another bowling bowl. How much more kinetic energy does it have?

a)

Three times as much

b)

Twice as much

c)

Four times as much

d)

Same amount of kinetic energy

9.

If you threw a ball straight up in the air, when will it have the most potential energy?

a)

In your hand

b)

When the ball hits the ground

c)

When the ball slows down

d)

When the ball is at its highest point

10.

If a bowling bowl's speed is four times as much speed of another bowling bowl. How much more kinetic energy does it have?

a)

Three times as much

b)

Four times as much

c)

Sixteen times as much

d)

Same amount of kinetic energy

11.

Two students are running a race. Student 1 has more kinetic energy than student 2. We do not know where they each started the race. Who will win?

a)

Student 1

b)

Student 2

c)

They will tie.

d)

Need more information

12.

What is Newton's first law of motion?

a)

An object will stay at rest until a force acts on

b)

Every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction

c)

Force is directly proportional to acceleration.

d)

Force is indirectly proportional to mass.

13.

What is Newton's third law of motion?

a)

An object will stay at rest until a force acts on

b)

Every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction

c)

Force is directly proportional to acceleration.

d)

Force is indirectly proportional to mass.

14.

Fill in the blank: Energy is never created or destroyed only _________________.

a)

wasted

b)

transferred

c)

used

d)

none of the above

15.

What forces are acting on a ball that gets kicked from one teammate to another?

a)

kinetic and potential energy

b)

wind and the teammates hand

c)

the teammates foot and head

d)

the teammates foot, gravity, and the ground