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Topic 3.2 Kinetic and Potential Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At what point on the track does the car have the greatest potential energy?

a)

At the ending point

b)

At the starting point

c)

At the highest point on the track

d)

At the lowest point on the track

2.

At what point on the track does the car have the greatest Kinetic energy?

a)

At the ending point

b)

At the starting point

c)

At the highest point on the track

d)

At the lowest point on the track

3.

Lance is a 60-kg runner who, on a good day, runs at a speed of 5 m/s. What is his kinetic energy when he runs at this speed?

a)

150 Joules

b)

1500 Joules

c)

750 Joules

d)

2940 Joules

4.

Bonito has potential energy while he is in the starting blocks, getting ready to run his 5-kilometer race. Which of the following statements are true about his potential energy? Choose the three statements that apply.

a)

It is doing work

b)

It might be used later

c)

It is stored energy

d)

It can be changed into kinetic energy

5.

George rolled four different types of paper into four different cylinders. Identical 10-cm rubber bands were placed around the cylinders to hold the paper in place. Each number in the answer choices is the diameter of one of the cylinders. Which cylinder has the rubber band with the greatest elastic potential energy?

a)

5 cm

b)

10 cm

c)

20 cm

d)

25 cm

6.

What type of energy does a deer running have?

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Elastic Potential Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

7.

If the deer is running at a speed of 8 m/s, and has 32,000 Joules of Kinetic energy, what is its mass?

a)

1000 kg

b)

4000 kg

c)

1500 kg

d)

1200 kg

8.

Which number shows kinetic energy at its maximum?

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

five

9.

Potential energy depends on ______ and _______.

a)

height, mass

b)

weight, mass

c)

speed, mass

d)

height, speed

10.

Which of the following answer choices is NOT an example of potential energy?

a)

Running down a steep hill on vacation

b)

Holding a basketball in practice

c)

A drawn bow in an archer's hand

d)

A baseball at its highest point in the air

11.

Kinetic energy depends on_________ and _________.

a)

speed and mass

b)

speed and height

c)

height and mass

d)

energy and height

12.

Imagine a Bowling ball needs to be lifted 1.5 Meters. It has a Gravitational Potential Energy of 90 Joules. How much does the bowling ball weigh?

a)

135 kg

b)

6.12 kg

c)

7.2 kg

d)

1.21 kg

13.

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.

a)

250,000 J

b)

2,450,000 J

c)

2,451,663 J

d)

248 J

14.

What is the mass of a ball that has a kinetic energy of 115 J and is traveling at 9 m/s?

a)

1035 kg

b)

23.5 kg

c)

12.8 kg

d)

2.84 kg

15.

Ty lifts a set of 1250kg weights a vertical distance of 2m in a weight lifting contest. What Potential Energy do the weights now possess?

a)

12,789 Joules

b)

24,500 Joules

c)

4,500 Joules

16.

What is the mass of a moving object that has 100 Joules of KE and moves at a speed of 2 m/s?

a)

50 kg

b)

200 kg

c)

25 kg

d)

100 kg

17.
As mass increases, KE ...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
18.

Why is it harder to stop a four-person bobsled than a three-person bobsled? (choose both answers that apply)

a)

the four-person sled has more KE

b)

the four-person sled has less KE

c)

The four-person bobsled has more mass

d)

The three-person bob-sled has more mass

19.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
a)

energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed or transferred

b)

energy can be destroyed but not created

c)

energy can be created but not destroyed

20.

A golf pro swings his driver which weighs 0.75Kg at a speed of 60 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the club.

a)

2700 J

b)

16.9 J

c)

1350 J

d)

45 J