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PRE-COLLEGE MCQ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where would a car traveling on a roller coaster have the most potential energy?

a)

At the bottom

b)

At the top

c)

Halfway to the top

2.

What would happen to the kinetic energy of an object if you doubled the mass?

a)

The kinetic energy would double

b)

The kinetic energy would triple

c)

The kinetic energy would be cut in half

3.

If a plane was traveling at the same velocity as a bird, which would have the most kinetic energy (assuming the plane has more mass)?

a)

Plane

b)

Bird

c)

They have the same amount of kinetic energy

4.

If a 2 kg ball is traveling at 4 meters per second, what is its kinetic energy?

a)

16J

b)

8J

c)

4J

5.

If a 1000 kg car is traveling at 3 meters per second, what is its kinetic energy?

a)

1500 J

b)

4500 J

c)

3000 J

6.

What is the standard unit of measurement for potential energy?

a)

Joules

b)

Newton

c)

Newton

7.

What is the gravitational potential energy of a 1 kg ball that is 2 meters above the floor?

a)

29.8 J

b)

9.8 J

c)

19.6 J

8.

If a red ball is higher than a blue ball and both balls have the same mass, which ball has more potential energy?

a)

They both have the same potential energy

b)

Red ball

c)

Blue ball

9.

If a 2 kg rock is 10m high. Find the gravitational potential energy.

a)

20J

b)

196J

c)

12J

10.

What is the gravitational potential energy of a 3 kg ball that is 1 meter above the floor?

a)

3J

b)

19.6J

c)

29.4J

11.

True or False: Kinetic energy is a vector measurement because it has both a magnitude and direction.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Gravitational potential energy is the potential energy of an object based on its __________.

a)

Weight and velocity

b)

Height and acceleration

c)

Height and mass

13.

Potential energy is the energy an object has due to its ________.

a)

Position

b)

Weight

c)

Mass

14.

Which form of energy is produced when a lamp is switched on?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Light energy

15.

When a substance is heated, the particles receive more energy and move slower.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The frictional force that exists between a stationary object and the surface on which it is resting is called---------

a)

Sliding friction

b)

Rolling friction

c)

Static friction

17.

The flow of ink in pens is an example of --------- friction

a)

Fluid

b)

Sliding

c)

Rolling

18.

In physics, the standard unit of measure for energy is the-------

a)

Newton

b)

Joules

c)

Kilogram

19.

The ------- law of motion states that the greater the mass of an object, the more force it will take to accelerate the object

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

20.

------------ motion is the movement of an object, in a circular path along a fixed point.

a)

Random

b)

Rotational

c)

Translatory