WorksheetsKinetic and Potential Energy Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which has more potential energy helicopter hovering high in the air or a helicopter falling quickly
Hovering helicopter
Fast falling helicopter
What type of energy does a soccer ball rolling on the ground have?
Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Just plain energy
No Energy
What type of energy does a person standing at the top of a ladder have?
Kinetic Energy
Gravitational Potential
Elastic Potential
Chemical Potential
No Energy
Conservation of energy means that
energy can be created but not destroyed
energy can be destroyed but not created
energy can be both created and destroyed
energy can be neither created nor destroyed
Kinetic energy can be described as
energy in motion
stored energy
a chemical reaction
connected energy
Which is the best example of an object with only potential energy?
water being poured out of a pitcher
a ball being thrown across a field
a boulder resting on top of a cliff
a boat sailing through the water
As a boulder rolls from the top of a hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change?
Potential and kinetic energy both increase.
Potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases.
Potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases.
Potential and kinetic energy both increase.
The illustration shows a roller coaster and indicates four different positions the car might be at as it moves along the track.
At which point in the roller coaster's journey is its potential energy the greatest?
W
X
Y
Z
What is it called when one type of energy changes to another type of energy?
Energy transfer
a Joule
energy transformation
total energy
What is it called when one type of energy moves from one object to another ?
Energy transfer
a Joule
energy transformation
total energy
Potential energy can be described as
energy in motion
stored energy
a chemical reaction
connected energy
