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Energy!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

3.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

4.

Potential energy depends on... (choose all that apply)

a)

mass

b)

velocity

c)

gravity

d)

height

5.

Which of these describe the law of conservation of energy? (Choose all that apply...there are 3)

a)

All energy is eventually lost

b)

Energy is neither created nor destroyed

c)

Energy can change forms

d)

All energy is eventually gained

e)

Energy is transferred from one object to another

6.

As a roller coaster moves down a hill, potential energy is converted into kinetic, thermal, and sound energy. What is true about the total energy?

a)

Energy is gained/created

b)

Energy is lost/destroyed

c)

The total energy remains the same

d)

The total energy is constantly changing

7.
Calculate the KE of a moving 4 kilogram object traveling at a velocity of 3 m/s.
a)
18 J
b)
36 J
c)
12 J
d)
6 J
8.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

9.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

which point has the most potential energy

a)

G

b)

D

c)

B

d)

A

11.
Can energy be destroyed
a)
no
b)
yes
12.

A 60.0 kg person walks from the ground to the roof of a 74.8 m tall building. How much gravitational potential energy does she have at the top of the building?

a)

43982 J

b)

63982 J

c)

4488 J

d)

83942 J

13.

A 2600 kilogram car is moving at a speed of 25 m/s. How much kinetic energy does the car have?

a)

32,500 J

b)

65,000 J

c)

812,500 J

d)

1,625,000 J

14.

A 0.40 kilogram bird sits in a nest 5 meters from the ground. What is the bird's potential energy ?

a)

5.4 J

b)

9.8 J

c)

2.0 J

d)

19.6 J

15.

If a car has 500,000 J of potential energy at the top of a hill, how much kinetic energy would it have at the bottom of the hill according to the law of conservation of energy (assuming none is transferred as heat, sound, etc)?

a)

500,000 J

b)

0 J

c)

250,000 J

d)

100,000 J

16.

Kinetic energy depends on... (choose all that apply)

a)

mass

b)

velocity

c)

gravity

d)

height

17.

Wind turbines and windmills convert (or change) what energy to another?

a)

Kinetic to electric

b)

Gravitational potential to electromagnetic

c)

Mechanical to nuclear

d)

Thermal to sound

18.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
19.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
20.

Which law states that energy can't be created or destroyed?

a)

First Law of Motion

b)

The Law of Tacos

c)

Laws of Conservation of Momentum

d)

Law of Conservation of Energy