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energy (potential and kinetic)

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

3.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

4.

What is a non renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

water

5.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
6.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
7.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

8.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
9.
How much potential energy is at the top of a hill on a rollar coaster ride
a)
100%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
20%
10.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
11.
A rubber band has been pulled backward but hasn’t been let go yet.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
12.

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level and the gravity acceleration=10m/sec2.

a)

248,000 J

b)

250000 J

c)

2,451,663 J

d)

248 J

13.

Lilly's cat ran through your yard. The cat has a mass of 5 kg. He is running at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the cat as he runs?

a)

8.5 J

b)

45 J

c)

7.5 J

d)

22.5 J

14.

A 5 Kg body is having a Kinetic energy of 250 J. What is the velocity of the body?

a)

10 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

40 m/s

15.

What is the mass of a ball that has a kinetic energy of 115 J and is traveling at 9 m/s?

a)

1035 kg

b)

23.5 kg

c)

12.8 kg

d)

2.84 kg

16.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
17.
The SI unit of work is?
a)
Joules
b)
Watts
c)
Newtons
d)
meters
18.

Alice kicks a soccer ball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves the ground moving 30 meters per second. What is the kinetic energy of the soccer ball?

a)

567 J

b)

900 J

c)

945 J

d)

30 J

19.

kinetic energy = 1/2 x mass x speed2


potential energy = mass x gravity x height


gravity = 9.8 meters/second2


A rhinoceros is galloping through the savannah at 6 m/s. He has a mass of 700 kg. What is the rhino's kinetic energy?

a)

706 J

b)

4200 J

c)

12,600 J

d)

25,200 J

20.

Which unit do we use for potential and kinetic energy?

a)

m/s

b)

km/h

c)

J

d)

K

21.

Which type of energy does this formula calculate?

 12x mass x speed2\frac{1}{2}x\ mass\ x\ speed^2   

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

22.
Calculate the kinetic energy of a moving 4 kg object travelling at a velocity of 3 m/s.
a)
18 J
b)
36 J
c)
12 J
d)
6 J
23.

If you increase ________________ and _______________, then you will increase the object's amount of potential energy

a)

mass, speed

b)

weight, velocity

c)

mass, acceleration

d)

weight, height

24.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above