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Energy - PE & KE 2020

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
2.
Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.
a)
created, destryoed
b)
gravity, force
c)
heat, created
3.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
4.

What type of energy is greatest when the cannonball is at point C?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

awesome sauce

5.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

6.

What happens to the energy of the cart as it moves from Position A to Position B?

a)

kinetic energy increases, potential energy decreases

b)

potential energy increases, kinetic energy decreases

c)

kinetic energy decreases, potential energy decreases

d)

potential energy increase, kinetic energy increases

7.

When a pendulum swings, where is potential energy the greatest?

a)

1 and 5

b)

2 and 4

c)

3

d)

all positions

8.
A skateboarder travels from location 1 to location 4 as shown.  At which location does the skateboarder have the most kinetic energy and the least potential energy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.

Which skier has the greatest potential energy?

a)

red

b)

blue

10.

When will I have the same amount of potential energy and kinetic energy?

a)

Sitting at the top of the slide

b)

Sitting at the bottom of the slide

c)

Half way down the slide

d)

Standing on the ladder

11.

When the ball rolls from position A to position G, energy changes from ______energy to ______energy to potential energy.

a)

kinetic, kinetic

b)

potential, kinetic

c)

potential, potential

d)

kinetic, thermal

12.
Students pulled the same mass up an inclined plane that was 20 cm, 30 cm, and 40 cm long. Each time, they used a spring scale to measure the force needed to pull the mass up the inclined plane. What did they conclude?
a)
Less force was needed on the 20 cm plane
b)
More force was needed on the 40 cm inclined plane.
c)
The least amount of force was needed on the 40 cm inclined plane.
d)
The least amount of force was needed on the 30 cm inclined plane.
13.
An inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed to move an object by - 
a)
increasing the distance the object moves.
b)
transferring more of the force to the object
c)
reversing the direction the object is moved.
14.

The diagram shows a wooden block being pulled up an inclined plane that is 30 cm in height. Using the inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed to life the block while increasing the-

a)

mass of the wooden block.

b)

surface area of the block.

c)

pull of gravity on the block.

d)

distance the block must move.

15.

What is the disadvantage of using an inclined plane to life a heavy object?

a)

The object must be moved a greater distance.

b)

It takes less effort to move the object.

c)

Many objects are difficult to lift straight up.

d)

Heavy objects usually take up more space.

16.

The illustration shows a wooden block being pulled up an inclined plane with a spring scale. What change in the experimental setup would require less force to pull the block up the inclined plane?

a)

Using a much longer inclined plane.

b)

Pulling the wooden block more quickly.

c)

Reducing the mass of the wooden block.

d)

Increasing the height of the inclined plane.

17.

The diagram shows two ramps that a person could use to raise a 10-kilogram cardboard box to a height of 1 meter. Which statement correctly describes the force required to raise the box using the ramps?

a)

A. The same amount of force will be required when using either ramp because both boxes have a mass of 10 kg.

b)

B. The same amount of force will be required when using either ramp because both ramps are 1 meter high.

c)

C. Less force will be required to raise the box using Ramp Y because Ramp Y is longer than Ramp X.

d)

D. More force will be required to raise the box using Ramp Y because Ramp Y is longer than Ramp X.

18.
One advantage of using hydropower is that...
a)
It can be built in any location
b)
it produces no air pollution
c)
It has no construction costs
d)
it uses a nonrenewable resource
19.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using coal as an energy resource?

a)

There is an abundant supply of coal.

b)

Coal is less expensive than oil.

c)

Burning coal contributes to greenhouse gases .

d)

Coal can be used to produce electricity.

20.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
21.

The following picture is an example of what energy source?

a)

Wind

b)

Biomass

c)

Coal

d)

Hydropower

22.

A disadvantage of this energy source is that it pollutes the air with gases.

a)

hydropwer

b)

wind

c)

coal

d)

solar

23.

Which energy resource does not produce greenhouse gases ?

a)

coal energy

b)

petroleum energy

c)

wind energy

d)

gas energy

24.

Which energy source is considered nonrenewable?

a)

Wind energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Biomass energy

25.
This is the result of using Natural Resources but is NOT a natural resource.
a)
Biomass
b)
Oil
c)
Electricity
d)
Natural Gas