WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Conservation of energy means that
energy can be created but not destroyed
energy can be destroyed but not created
energy can be both created and destroyed
energy can be neither created nor destroyed
Kinetic energy can be described as
energy in motion
stored energy
a chemical reaction
connected energy
Which is the best example of an object with only potential energy?
water being poured out of a pitcher
a ball being thrown across a field
a boulder resting on top of a cliff
a boat sailing through the water
As a boulder rolls from the top of a hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change?
Potential and kinetic energy both increase.
Potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases.
Potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases.
Potential and kinetic energy both increase.
The illustration shows a roller coaster and indicates four different positions the car might be at as it moves along the track.
At which point in the roller coaster's journey is its potential energy the greatest?
W
X
Y
Z
If a green golf ball is dropped from a height of 7 feet and a yellow golf ball is dropped from a height of 12 feet, which ball has greater potential energy before it is released?
yellow
green
Both have the same amount of potential energy.
Neither will have more potential energy than the other.
Energy is measured in
Kilograms
Joules
Liters
Centimeters
You throw a ball into the air as shown in the diagram. At what point does the ball have the most potential energy?
W
X
Y
Z
Students conduct an experiment using a toy car with the mass of 10g, a toy car with the mass of 20g, and a toy car with the mass of 30g. The students want to test the cars on a ramp and measure how far the cars traveled. Evaluate the information and determine the question they are trying to test with this experiment.
Does the height of the ramp influence the amount of potential energy?
Does the mass of the car influence the amount of kinetic energy?
Does the amount of incline determine how far the car will travel?
Does the mass of the object influence the amount of potential energy?
A graph showing the kinetic energy and mass of objects traveling at 10 m/s is shown. In order for an object moving at 10 m/s to have a kinetic energy of 1800 Joules, the object must have a mass in the range of–
0-10 kg.
10-20 kg.
20-30 kg.
30-40 kg.
At which position on the diagram would an apple have the greatest potential energy?
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
A student creates a ramp by stacking four blocks and then leaning a meter stick against it. She releases four different balls from the same position on the ramp and calculates their speeds. Based on the information in the table above, which ball would you predict to have the LEAST kinetic energy when it reaches the end of the ramp?
Golf Ball
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Softball
A graph showing the kinetic energy of a 10 kg object at different speeds is provided. Based on the information in the graph, we can predict that the kinetic energy of the object at 2 m/s would be–
12 J
20 J
38 J
44 J
If it takes Dr. BrittAin 10 seconds to move 20 meters what is his speed?
10 m/s
2 m/s
5 m/s
20 m/s
A graph showing the kinetic energy and speed of a moving object is provided. Which of the following can be concluded from the graph?
Kinetic energy only changes when speed changes.
Speed is only related to the size of an object.
Kinetic energy increases as speed increases.
All moving objects have the same kinetic energy.
People have to get their energy from somewhere (Law of Conservation of Energy) where do they get it?
The Sun
Food
We create our own
Attending classes on time
In which position does the spring for the pinball machine have the MOST potential energy?
A
B
C
D
A basketball being bounced has Energy, as the ball hits the ground, the kinetic energy is transformed into what types of energy? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!
Sound Energy
Magnetic Energy
Electrical Energy
Thermal Energy
Potential Energy
An object falls from the sky, which type(s) of energy does the object have? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!!
Potential Energy
Magnetic Energy
Kinetic Energy
Sound Energy
