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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic test review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What kind of energy does a rock have that has fallen half way down a hill?
no energy
all of the ball's energy is kinetic.
it has both potential and kinetic energy
all of the ball's energy is potential
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the least amount of kinetic energy?
at the top of each hill
as you go down each hill
bottom of each hill
as you go up each hill
Which of the following has the least amount of kinetic energy?
a 10 kg elephant moving at 1 m/s
a 0.5 kg rock moving at 5 m/s
a 0.1 kg balloon moving at 7 m/s
a 0.4 kg bunch of feathers moving at 6 m/s
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?
potential energy is changed into kinetic energy
kinetic energy is changed into potential energy
chemical energy is changed into heat energy
heat energy is changed into chemical energy
A girl is jumping up and down. At what point has all of her kinetic energy been converted to potential energy?
when she is on the ground
when she is 1/4 of the way up
when she is 1/2 of the way up
upon reaching the top of her jump
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases
When potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, some of that kinetic energy is always in the form of
chemical energy
nuclear energy
light energy
heat energy
A roller coaster car travels along the track shown in the diagram below. At which position on the track are the kinetic and potential energy of the roller coaster car almost equal to each other?
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
When is a pendulum's kinetic energy equal to zero?
at the bottom of its swing
at the top of its swing
1/8 of the way through its swing
1/4 of the way through its swing
A 4 kg object is moving at a speed of 5 m/sec. How much kinetic energy does the object have?
10 joules
25 joules
50 joules
100 joules
Energy that is stored is called:
potential energy
static energy
kinetic energy
physical energy.
A lump of coal and a can of gasoline are examples of:
gravitational kinetic energy
chemical potential energy
gravitational potential energy
chemical kinetic energy
Which statement is correct about the energy of the arrow in positions P?
The arrow has only kinetic energy
The arrow has only potential energy
The arrow has both potential energy and kinetic energy
The arrow has no energy
Which statement is correct about the energy of the arrow in positions Q?
The arrow has mostly kinetic energy
The arrow has mostly potential energy
The arrow has both elastic energy
The arrow has no energy
If you throw a ball into the air, where will it have the greatest gravitational potential energy?
on the way up
on the way down
at its highest point
when you catch it
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
a turning propeller
a moving car
a battery
a glowing light bulb
A waterfall is an example of:
energy being destroyed.
potential energy being converted into kinetic energy
energy being created
kinetic energy being converted into potential energy.
When you climb to the top of a water slide, you are gaining:
gravitational kinetic energy.
chemical potential energy.
gravitational potential energy.
chemical kinetic energy
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
a rolling ball
a turning windmill
a compressed spring
a moving train
A monkey increases its gravitational potential energy by climbing to the top of a tree. What happens to that potential energy if he climbs back down halfway?
It would remain the same.
It would double.
It would decrease by half.
It would decrease by three fourths
Which of the following has the most potential energy?
car at the top of a hill
A car speeding down the hill
A person at the top of a hill
A person running down the hill
