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PS3.2 Review Challenge

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
3.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
4.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
5.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
6.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
7.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
9.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
10.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
13.

Holding a marble at the top of a ramp

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

14.

A slinky moving down a set of stairs

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

15.

A boy standing on top of a slide

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

16.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
17.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.
a)
created, destroyed
b)
gravity, force
c)
heat, created
19.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
20.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill. 
c)
A ball rolling down a hill. 
d)
leaves rolling down a hill 
21.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
22.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
23.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 
24.

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

If these are all moving at the same speed, the vehicle with the greatest KE would be

(Think about their sizes)

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):


flashlight turned off

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

27.
What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
28.
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 
29.
 What kind of energy is in gasoline in a car tank (car is not on)?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
30.
What kind of energy is in basketball passing through the hoop?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
31.
What kind of energy is in a waving hand?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
32.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
33.
What energy is pulling an arrow back 
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
energy
34.
A basketball is being held in the hands of a player.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
35.
Girl serving a volleyball
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
36.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
37.
__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Borivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
38.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
39.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
40.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
41.
Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Fortivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
42.

What is a Carnivore?

a)

Animal that eats only plants

b)

Animal that eats only meat

c)

Animal that eats both plants and meat

43.

What is an Omnivore?

a)

Animal that eats only plants

b)

Animal that eats both plants and meat

c)

Animal that eats only meat

44.

What is a Herbivore?

a)

Animal that eats only plants

b)

Animal that eats both plants and meat

c)

Animal that eats only meat

45.

I eat berries, nuts, insects and worms.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

46.

I eat fruit, nuts, frogs and fish

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

47.

I eat gazelles and zebras

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

48.

I eat hay and grass.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

49.
Animals that are being hunted and eaten by predators.
a)
prey
b)
extinct
50.

which one is a Producer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
51.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
52.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
53.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
54.
What is a consumer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
55.
What is a decomposer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms