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Potential Energy & Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The greater an object's velocity, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above

2.

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

a car driving down a hill

b)

a person running down a hill

c)

a ball rolling down a hill

3.

Which is the best example of something that has kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked on a steep hill

b)

a spider creeping under a chair

c)

a piece of coal before its burned

d)

a picture hanging on the wall

4.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

energy of work

b)

energy of gravity

c)

energy of motion

d)

energy of power

5.

What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

a)

area and volume

b)

mass and weight

c)

weight and height

d)

mass and velocity

6.

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point w

b)

point y

c)

point x

d)

point z

7.

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point w

b)

point y

c)

point x

d)

point z

8.

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

11.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

12.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

13.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.

a)

The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.

b)

The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.

c)

The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.

d)

The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases.

15.

When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum (most) kinetic energy?

a)

At the top of each hill

b)

at the bottom of each hill

c)

as you go up each hill

d)

as you go down each hill

16.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

w

b)

x

c)

y

d)

z

17.

What kind of energy is stored energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

None of the Above

d)

All of the Above

18.

What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Both

19.

In order to increase an object's potential energy you can ...

a)

increase its height

b)

increase its mass

c)

increase both

d)

neither will change the potential energy

20.

In order to change an object's kinetic energy you can ...

a)

increase its velocity

b)

increase its mass

c)

increase both

d)

neither will change its kinetic energy

21.

The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only be ...

a)

transposed or translated

b)

transferred or transformed

c)

transitioned or transparent

22.

Energy can be (a)   from one object to another.

23.

Energy can be (a)   from one type to another type of energy.

24.

The SI Unit for Energy and Work is a ____________________.

a)

Jiggawatt

b)

Joule

c)

Newton

d)

Kilogram

25.

Work is when a force on an object causes its displacement.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which of the following is not true in order for work to be done on an object ...

a)

A force must be applied to the object

b)

Effort is expended but the object remains stationary

c)

The movement of object must be in the direction of the applied force.

d)

The object must move