WorksheetsU2M2B Fast & Curious: Mechanical Energy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
_____________ energy is energy due to motion
Potential
Kinetic
Chemical
All of the above
____________ energy is energy that is stored.
Potential
Kinetic
Mechanical
All of the above
Kinetic energy depends on
mass
friction
speed
acceleration
Elastic potential energy is energy stored in objects that are
heated
stretched
cooled
compressed
Gravitational potential energy depends on...
mass
volume
position
speed
Total (sum) energy in a system
Kinetic energy (KE)
Potential energy (PE)
Mechanical energy
Joule
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be created not destroyed, only transferred.
True
False
Energy is measured in... (what is the unit for energy)
Newtons (N)
Joules (J)
Watts (W)
Kelvins (K)
Quadruple means
2 times
3 times
4 times
5 times
If a value goes up and it causes the other to go down that is known as
directly proportional
inversely proportional
proportional
What has a greater effect on kinetic energy
mass
speed
All of the following are examples of mechanical energy EXCEPT...
riding a bicycle
oven cooking food
fan blowing air
writing with a pen
If a toy car rolls along a sidewalk that is flat, what would cause it to lose kinetic energy
heat
magnetism
friction
temperature
Which object has the most kinetic energy?
20 kg child running at 5 m/s
50 kg child running at 30 m/s
100 kg child running at 2 m/s
90 kg child running at 30 m/s
Thinking about the skateboard park ramp, when does the skateboarder have the most KE?
at the top of the ramp
at the middle of the ramp as they go down
at the bottom of the ramp
at the middle of the ramp as they go up
