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Energy Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As a student walks downhill at constant speed, his gravitational potential energy

a)

increases and his kinetic energy increases

b)

increases and his kinetic energy remains the same

c)

decreases and his kinetic energy increases

d)

decreases and his kinetic energy remains the same

2.

Which graph best represents the relationship between the potential energy stored in a spring and the change in the spring’s length from its equilibrium position?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

In the diagram below, an ideal pendulum released from position A swings freely to position B. As the pendulum swings from A to B, its total mechanical energy

a)

decreases, then increases

b)

increases, only

c)

increases, then decreases

d)

remains the same

4.

If the speed of a moving object is doubled, the kinetic energy of the object is

a)

halved

b)

doubled

c)

unchanged

d)

quadrupled

5.

A car uses its brakes to stop on a level road. During this process, there must be a conversion of kinetic energy into

a)

light energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

gravitational potential energy

d)

internal energy

6.

When 150 joules of work is done on a system by an external force of 15 newtons in 20. seconds, the total energy of that system increases by

a)

150J

b)

200J

c)

300J

d)

2300 J

7.

A shopping cart slows as it moves along a level floor. Which statement describes the energies of the cart?

a)

The kinetic energy increases and internal energy decreases.

b)

The kinetic energy increases and the internal energy increases.

c)

The kinetic energy decreases and the internal energy decreases.

d)

The kinetic energy decreases and the internal energy increases.

8.

A ball is dropped from the top of a cliff. Which graph best represents the relationship between the ball’s total energy and elapsed time as the ball falls to the ground?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

As the time required to do a given quantity of decreases, the power developed

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

10.

A block slides across a rough, horizontal tabletop. As the block comes to rest, there is an increase in the block-tabletop system’s

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

internal (thermal) energy