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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
A bicycle rider is traveling up a hill. When the rider reaches the top of the hill, she stops to rest. Then she travels down the hill. Which statement correctly describes the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the bicycle rider?
As the rider moves up the hill, her kinetic energy increases, and her potential energy decreases.
As the rider reaches the bottom of the hill, her kinetic energy and her potential energy decrease.
When the rider is at the top of the hill, her potential energy is the greatest, and her kinetic energy is the least.
When the rider goes down the hill, her potential energy increases, and her kinetic energy decreases.
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.
A bicycle and passenger car are both moving at a velocity of 15 miles per hour. Which has more kinetic energy?
the bicycle because it has less mass
They are both moving at the same velocity, therefore they have equal kinetic energy.
It is impossible to know as both are moving at the same velocity
the car because it has more mass
At which point is potential energy greatest?
W
X
Y
Z
What is the force that is pulling a skydiver towards the Earth?
Elastic Force
Electrical Force
Magnetic Force
Gravitational Force
Using the image, which plant has the greatest gravitational pull?
Neptune
Jupiter
The Moon
Earth
Which factors most directly affect the amount of potential energy in an object? Choose the best TWO answers.
Weight
Mass
Speed
Height
Sound
As speed increases, kinetic energy _________________
Stays the same
Increases
Decreases
None of the above
A rubber band that is stretched.
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
A basketball sitting on a rim before falling into the hoop.
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
A satellite that is orbiting the Earth at nearly 20,000 mph.
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Which of the following have kinetic energy?
A kid running on the playground
A baseball being thrown through the air
A car moving down a road
A ball sitting at the top of a hill
A pencil sitting still on a desk
The faster an object moves, the ___________ kinetic energy it has.
more
less
The more mass an object has, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
more
less
Which of the following are factors affecting kinetic energy?
speed
mass
volume
density
Which of the following is an example of an object with elastic potential energy?
Rubber bands
A car at the top of a hill
Trampoline
A child at the top of a slide
