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Motion and Energy

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

The energy stored in a an object is _____________ energy:

a)

Joule

b)

kinetic

c)

potential

d)

transformed

2.

An object falling from 50m will have _____________ potential energy than an object falling from 30m.

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

equal

d)

lower

3.

This type of energy is caused by motion.

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

solar

d)

electrical

4.

The faster an object moves, the greater its ____________ energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

solar

d)

electrical

5.

An object's potential energy will increase with:

a)

speed and mass

b)

height and mass

c)

speed and velocity

d)

height and velocity

6.

Which car has KE = 100 and PE = 0?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Which car has KE = 0 and PE = 100?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

What type of energy is present?

A basketball sitting on the rim before falling into the hoop?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

9.

What type of energy is present?

A bobsled is moving at its fastest speed around the final turn.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

10.

What type of energy is present?

A diver just before she dives off the 30m platform.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

11.

What type of energy is present?

A golf ball as it gains height after being hit by the driver.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

12.

What type of energy is present?

A baseball just before being released by the pitcher.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

13.

What type of energy is present?

A swimmer in the middle of a 50m race.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

14.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

15.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

16.

What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

17.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a)

a. a car parked on a steep hill

b)

b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

c. a picture hanging on the wall

d)

d. a piece of coal before it's burned

18.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy

a)

W & Y

b)

X & Z

20.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

G

b)

f

c)

b

d)

a

21.

88 m/s

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

22.

88 m/s north

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

23.

turn left

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

24.

What is the formula to calculate speed?

a)

Speed = time/distance

b)

Speed = distance/time

c)

Speed = distance x time

d)

Speed = time x distance

25.

What is speed?

a)

how far you go

b)

how much distance is covered over a period of time

c)

how fast you accelerate

d)

the change in the location of a object

26.

What is velocity?

a)

the quickness of an object

b)

the location of an object

c)

acceleration

d)

speed in a specific direction

27.

A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Vector

28.

When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?

a)

The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant

b)

The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph

c)

Cars always accelerate when they are in motion

d)

The car is accelerating because it's changing direction

29.

a)

Object not moving

b)

Object accelerating

c)

Object slowing down

d)

Object at a constant speed

30.

Which graph shows: A car travelling at a constant speed.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

Which graph represents slowing down?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

33.

In which time interval was the object speeding up?

a)

between 0 s and 2 s

b)

between 2 s and 4 s

c)

between 6 s and 8 s

d)

between 8 s and 10 s

34.

What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

a)

Walking

b)

Running

c)

Standing Still

d)

Walking Fast

35.

What is your average speed if you take 0.5 h to jog 4,000 m?

a)

8000 m/h

b)

2000 m/h

c)

0.000125 m/h

d)

800 m/h

36.

If the average speed of a car is 110 km/h, how long will it take the car to travel 715 km?

a)

6 h

b)

6.5 km/h

c)

6.5 h

37.

Kira jogs to a store 72 m away in a time of 36 s. What is Kira's average speed?

a)

0.5 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

2 h

38.

If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

You are riding your bike at 9 km/h. Ten minutes later, your speed is 6 km/h.

a)

Acceleration occurred because speed increased.

b)

Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.

c)

Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.

41.

What two thiings must you know to determine speed?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

speed and direction

d)

time and distance

42.

What makes velocity and acceleration differ from speed?

a)

time

b)

distance

c)

direction

d)

time2

43.

Which of the following is a measurement of velocity?

a)

16 m east

b)

25 m/s2

c)

55 m/h south

d)

60 km/h

44.

What is this?

A car is traveling 50 mph.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

45.

What is this?

"This car is speeding up"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

46.

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

47.

What is this?

"Rocky is running 8mph North"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

48.

What is this?

"The car has to go from 40mph to 60mph when entering the freeway"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

49.

What is this?

"The car is traveling at 150 kilometers per hour"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

50.

What is this?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

51.

What is this?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

52.

What is velocity?

a)

Speed + Direction

b)

Speed Only

c)

Speed + Time

d)

Only Direction

53.

What is acceleration?

a)

A change in speed

b)

Speed + Direction

c)

Traveling at a constant speed

d)

Only time

54.

What is this?

"40 mph northeast"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

55.

The airplane is traveling 600mph, northwest.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

56.

Usian Bolt can run at a top speed of 28 mph.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

57.

Post Malone's Velociraptor goes from 0 to 60 in 4.1 seconds.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

58.

A solar calculator has to have light in order to work. What does the radiant light energy transform into?

a)

Radiant

b)

Mechanical

c)

Potential

d)

Chemical because of the battery.

59.

What is the energy transformation that occurs in an electric pencil sharpener?

a)

mechanical energy to electrical energy

b)

electrical energy to mechanical energy

c)

radiant energy to sound energy

d)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

60.

Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?

a)

Chemical to light

b)

Electrical to chemical

c)

Electrical to light

d)

Chemical to electrical

61.

What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?

a)

Electrical to chemical to light

b)

Sound to chemical to mechanical

c)

Chemical to electrical to sound

d)

Light to electrical to thermal

62.

Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?

a)

thermal -> electrical

b)

mechanical -> electrical

c)

chemical -> mechanical

d)

mechanical -> electromagnetic

63.

what type of energy is stored in a battery?

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

64.

What energy transformation occurs during photosynthesis?

a)

Chemical --> Radiant

b)

Thermal --> Chemical

c)

Radiant --> Chemical

d)

Mechanical --> Thermal

65.

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.

a)

destroyed, destroyed

b)

created, saved

c)

created, destroyed

d)

lost, found

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