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Kinetic and Potential Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

Something that takes up space.

b)

The ability to make something move or change.

c)

Anything that has mass.

2.

Choose the best example of energy.

a)
b)
c)
3.

What is potential energy?

a)

The energy an object has due to its position or condition.

b)

The energy an object has due to its chemical composition.

c)

The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.

4.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

The energy an object has due to its motion.

b)

The energy an object has due its chemical composition.

c)

The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.

5.

When does an object have NO kinetic energy?

a)

When it's at rest.

b)

When it's moving very slowly.

c)

When it has no electrical charge.

6.

Select all of the objects that have potential energy. (You may click more than one answer!)

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Select all of the objects that have kinetic energy. (You may click more than one object!)

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.
True or False: The person in the picture has a lot of potential energy?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
I have the most potential energy if I am: 
a)
5 feet high
b)
10 feet high
c)
15 feet high
d)
20 feet high
10.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
11.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
12.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
13.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
15.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy