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Potential vs. Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is potential energy?

a)

The amount of energy an object could have if it tried hard enough.

b)

Moving energy

c)

Stored energy

d)

Active energy

2.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

Stored energy

b)

Moving energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

All of the above

3.

________ the mass will _________ the kinetic energy.

a)

Increasing, increase

b)

Increasing, decrease

c)

Decreasing, increase

4.

When a ball rolls down hill, its potential energy _____________ and its kinetic energy ______________.

a)

increases, increases

b)

increases, decreases

c)

decreases, decreases

d)

decreases, increases

5.

There is a roller coaster car at the top of the hill, one at the middle of the hill, and one at the bottom of the hill. Which has the most potential energy?

a)

The car at the bottom of the hill

b)

The car in the middle of the hill

c)

The car at the top of the hill

d)

All of the cars have zero potential energy

6.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
7.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
8.

True or False: The Law of Conservation of Energy says that energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only change forms.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When kinetic energy is high, then potential energy is _______

a)

High

b)

Low

10.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
11.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
12.
a)
A & B
b)
B & C
c)
A & C
13.
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
14.
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
15.
a)
At the top of the slide
b)
At the bottom of the slide
16.
a)
At the top of the slide
b)
At the bottom of the slide
17.
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
18.
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
19.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4