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U2M2B Fast & Curious: Mechanical Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________ energy is energy due to motion

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Chemical

d)

All of the above

2.

____________ energy is energy that is stored.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Mechanical

d)

All of the above

3.

Kinetic energy depends on

a)

mass

b)

friction

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

4.

Elastic potential energy is energy stored in objects that are

a)

heated

b)

stretched

c)

cooled

d)

compressed

5.

Gravitational potential energy depends on...

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

position

d)

speed

6.

Total (sum) energy in a system

a)

Kinetic energy (KE)

b)

Potential energy (PE)

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Joule

7.

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be created not destroyed, only transferred.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Energy is measured in... (what is the unit for energy)

a)

Newtons (N)

b)

Joules (J)

c)

Watts (W)

d)

Kelvins (K)

9.

Quadruple means

a)

2 times

b)

3 times

c)

4 times

d)

5 times

10.

If a value goes up and it causes the other to go down that is known as

a)

directly proportional

b)

inversely proportional

c)

proportional

11.

What has a greater effect on kinetic energy

a)

mass

b)

speed

12.

All of the following are examples of mechanical energy EXCEPT...

a)

riding a bicycle

b)

oven cooking food

c)

fan blowing air

d)

writing with a pen

13.

If a toy car rolls along a sidewalk that is flat, what would cause it to lose kinetic energy

a)

heat

b)

magnetism

c)

friction

d)

temperature

14.

Which object has the most kinetic energy?

a)

20 kg child running at 5 m/s

b)

50 kg child running at 30 m/s

c)

100 kg child running at 2 m/s

d)

90 kg child running at 30 m/s

15.

Thinking about the skateboard park ramp, when does the skateboarder have the most KE?

a)

at the top of the ramp

b)

at the middle of the ramp as they go down

c)

at the bottom of the ramp

d)

at the middle of the ramp as they go up