WorksheetsPotential Energy & Kinetic Energy
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
The greater an object's velocity, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
more
less
none of the above
all of the above
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a car driving down a hill
a person running down a hill
a ball rolling down a hill
Which is the best example of something that has kinetic energy?
a car parked on a steep hill
a spider creeping under a chair
a piece of coal before its burned
a picture hanging on the wall
What is kinetic energy?
energy of work
energy of gravity
energy of motion
energy of power
What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?
area and volume
mass and weight
weight and height
mass and velocity
Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?
point w
point y
point x
point z
Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?
point w
point y
point x
point z
Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.
True
False
Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy
True
False
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
Potential
Kinetic
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
Potential
Kinetic
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
1
2
3
4
5
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
1
2
3
4
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum (most) kinetic energy?
At the top of each hill
at the bottom of each hill
as you go up each hill
as you go down each hill
At which point is potential energy greatest?
w
x
y
z
What kind of energy is stored energy?
Potential
Kinetic
None of the Above
All of the Above
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
Potential
Kinetic
Both
In order to increase an object's potential energy you can ...
increase its height
increase its mass
increase both
neither will change the potential energy
In order to change an object's kinetic energy you can ...
increase its velocity
increase its mass
increase both
neither will change its kinetic energy
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only be ...
transposed or translated
transferred or transformed
transitioned or transparent
Energy can be (a) from one object to another.
Energy can be (a) from one type to another type of energy.
The SI Unit for Energy and Work is a ____________________.
Jiggawatt
Joule
Newton
Kilogram
Work is when a force on an object causes its displacement.
True
False
Which of the following is not true in order for work to be done on an object ...
A force must be applied to the object
Effort is expended but the object remains stationary
The movement of object must be in the direction of the applied force.
The object must move
