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DP014_Pre-UPS3@1: Ch5 & Ch6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the kinetic energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
What is mechanical energy?
a)
It is what metal creates when heated.
b)
All potential and kinetic energy in a system.
c)
It is motion of all matter.
d)
Energy of momentum.
4.

What type of energy is in this picture?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Elastic potential energy

c)

Gravitational potential energy

d)

Mechanical energy

5.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
6.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

c)

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

7.

What kind of energy does an object possess when it's resting on top of the hill?

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

All of the above

8.

Which form of energy is represented in this image?

a)

kinetic

b)

thermal

c)

potential

d)

radiant

9.

What happens when the ball goes from the highest position to the lowest position

a)

PE and KE increases and decreases together

b)

Impossible to know without knowing the mass of the object

c)

the PE decreases while KE increases

10.

A student is holding a stone at a certain height. The stone has 50 joules of potential energy and 0 joules of kinetic energy. The stone is released from that height. How much energy does the stone have right before it hits the ground?

a)

The stone will have no energy.

b)

The stone will have about 50 joules of kinetic energy and 0 joules of potential energy.

c)

The stone will have about 50 joules of potential energy and 0 joules of kinetic energy.

d)

The stone will have about 25 joules each of kinetic and potential energy.

11.

Is it possible for an object moving with a constant speed to accelerate? Explain.

A) No, if the speed is constant then the acceleration is equal to zero.

B) No, an object can accelerate only if there is a net force acting on it.

C) Yes, although the speed is constant, the direction of the velocity can be changing.

D) Yes, if an object is moving it can experience acceleration

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.
An object moves in a circular path at a constant speed.  Compare the direction of the object's velocity and acceleration vectors.    
A) Both vectors point in the same direction.
 
B) The vectors point in opposite directions.
 
C) The vectors are perpendicular.
 
D) The question is meaningless, since the acceleration is zero
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.

When an object experiences uniform circular motion, the direction of the acceleration is

A) in the same direction as the velocity vector.

B) in the opposite direction of the velocity vector.

C) is directed toward the center of the circular path.

D) is directed away from the center of the circular path.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.
What type of acceleration does an object moving with constant speed in a circular path experience?    
A) free fall
 
B) constant acceleration
 
C) linear acceleration
 
D) centripetal acceleration 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.

When an object experiences uniform circular motion, the direction of the net force is

A) in the same direction as the motion of the object.

B) in the opposite direction of the motion of the object.

C) is directed toward the center of the circular path.

D) is directed away from the center of the circular path.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.
Which statement is true about an object that is traveling in uniform circular motion?
a)
The speed of the object varies.
b)
The net force on the object is directed toward the center of the circular path.
c)
The direction of the object's velocity is constant.
d)
The net force on the object is directed away from the center of the circular path.
17.
Decreasing the radius when making a turn allows you to____?
a)
Increase your friction
b)
Keep a high speed
c)
Change your inertia
d)
Decrease gravitational pull
18.

Why does an object experiencing uniform circular motion have an acceleration?

a)

because it ir changing speed

b)

because it is changing direction

c)

because it is moving n a straight line

d)

because it has mass

19.

In uniform circular motion, which two variables point toward the center of the circle?

a)

the centripetal force and the acceleration

b)

the velocity and the mass

c)

the period and the mass

d)

the time and the radius

20.

The _______________________ supplies the centripetal force requirement for the car to move in a horizontal circle. Without it, the car would turn its wheels but would not move in a circle (as is the case on an icy surface).

a)

friction force

b)

centrifugal force

c)

normal force

d)

applied force