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Energy Opportunity Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is gravitational potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy due to height

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

2.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

3.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
4.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

Gravitational 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)

Elastic Potential

b)

Kinetic

7.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
8.

When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place?

a)

Potential energy is changed into kinetic energy.

b)

Kinetic energy is changed into potential energy.

c)

Chemical energy is changed into heat energy.

d)

Heat energy is changed into chemical energy.

9.

Mechanical energy of a body includes

a)

Kinetic energy only

b)

Potential energy only

c)

kinetic energy and potential energy

d)

None of these

10.

When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the bottom of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place?

a)

Potential energy is changed into kinetic energy.

b)

Kinetic energy is changed into potential energy.

c)

Chemical energy is changed into heat energy.

d)

Heat energy is changed into chemical energy.

11.

Where have most of the mechanical energy decreased due to friction and air resistance?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

The rollercoaster in the image above initially has 200,000 J of mechanical energy. Towards the end of the ride, the roller coaster only has 50,000 J of mechanical energy. What best explains where the missing mechanical energy went?

a)

Most of the missing mechanical energy has transferred to heat energy through friction.

b)

Most of the missing mechanical energy has been destroyed.

13.


 W = ΔKEW\ =\ \Delta KE 

The equation above means... 

a)

The work done on an object is equal to the change in the object's momentum.

b)

The work done on an object is equal to the change in the object's potential energy.

c)

The work done on an object is equal to the change in the object's kinetic energy.

d)

The work done on an object is equal to the change in the object's velocity.

14.

For maximum work to be done on an object the force and the distance...

a)

must be in the same direction or parallel to each other.

b)

must be perpendicular.

c)

must be at any angle to each other.

d)

must be in all kinds of directions.

15.

What is the unit for energy?

a)

Joules (J)

b)

Newtons (N)

c)

meters (m)

d)

meters per second (m/s)