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Physics Energy Review 2021

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the car moving fastest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Where does the car have the most gravitational PE?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

4.

Complete the statement about the principal of Conservation of Energy.

Energy can be changed for one form to another but the total amount of energy

a)

always increases

b)

always decreases

c)

does not change

d)

varies according to the reaction

5.
As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy? 
a)
Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
b)
The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases 
c)
The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases 
d)
Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase 
6.

When a bouncing ball hits the ground and squishes, what is the main type of energy that it has?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Gravitational

c)

Elastic

d)

Chemical

7.
Which type of potential energy causes the arrow to shoot from the bow?
a)
kinetic
b)
elastic
c)
chemical
d)
gravitational
8.
The diagram shows the same spring being stretched at different lengths using different masses. At which length does the spring have the LEAST potential energy? 
a)
length A
b)
length B
c)
length C
d)
length D
9.

Elastic potential energy is energy stored in an object, such as a spring, due to the object being stretched or compressed. In which position is it most likely that the spring has lost its elastic potential energy?

a)

W

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

Z

10.
Which type of energy increases when you compress a spring?
a)
elastic potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
radiant energy
d)
sound energy
11.

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Mechanical Advantage

d)

Chemical Energy

12.

At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

D

d)

C

e)

G

13.

Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

a)

A ball sitting on the ground

b)

Moon viewed from the Earth

c)

An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

d)

A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

14.

How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

a)

Make the object larger

b)

Lower the object towards the ground

c)

Raise the object farther off the ground

d)

Allow the object to roll on the ground

15.

Which picture is NOT an example of Chemical PE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What is Gravitational Energy?

a)

Energy stored in an objects height above the earth's surface

b)

Energy stored in the movement of an object

c)

Energy stored in thermal energy, light energy, or sound energy

d)

Energy stored in the stretching or compression of something springy

e)

Energy stored in the chemical reactions occurring (specifically in batteries and in the body)

17.

What is Elastic Energy?

a)

Energy stored in an objects height above the earth's surface

b)

Energy stored in the movement of an object

c)

Energy stored in thermal energy, light energy, or sound energy

d)

Energy stored in the stretching or compression of something springy

e)

Energy stored in the chemical reactions occurring (specifically in batteries and in the body)

18.

What is Kinetic Energy?

a)

Energy stored in an objects height above the earth's surface

b)

Energy stored in the movement of an object

c)

Energy stored in thermal energy, light energy, or sound energy

d)

Energy stored in the stretching or compression of something springy

e)

Energy stored in the chemical reactions occurring (specifically in batteries and in the body)

19.

What is Chemical Energy?

a)

Energy stored in an objects height above the earth's surface

b)

Energy stored in the movement of an object

c)

Energy stored in thermal energy, light energy, or sound energy

d)

Energy stored in the stretching or compression of something springy

e)

Energy stored in the chemical reactions occurring (specifically in batteries and in the body)

20.

The higher above the ground I get, the ...

a)

More gravitational energy

b)

less gravitational energy

c)

gravitational energy has nothing to do with height

21.

The slower I get, the....

a)

More kinetic energy I have

b)

The less kinetic energy I have

c)

Kinetic energy has nothing to do with speed

22.

What happens to the chemical energy of a battery as it is used?

a)

The chemical energy increases because the more they are used, the more chemical reactions are occuring

b)

The chemical energy decreases because the more they are used, the less chemicals remain in the battery

c)

The chemical energy stays the same because the same number of batteries are being used

d)

Chemical energy has nothing to do with batteries

23.

What does the fact that the pie charts stay the same size mean?

a)

It means that the types of energy always stay the same

b)

It means that the total amount of energy can change, but we are only looking at a certain amount

c)

It means that the total amount of energy stays the same

d)

It doesn't mean anything, that is just how we draw it

24.

What type of energy is in this picture?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Elastic

c)

Chemical

d)

Thermal

25.
Potential energy that depends on height is called
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
Elastic potential energy
c)
Nuclear energy
d)
Gravitational potential energy
26.
Kinetic energy is related to the ________ of an object.
a)
Position
b)
Elasticity
c)
Speed
d)
Volume
27.
At what position does the pendulum have the greatest gravitational potential energy?
a)
Position D
b)
Position C
c)
Position B
28.

At what position does the pendulum have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

Position D

b)

Position C

c)

Position B

29.
Which character has the greatest gravitational potential energy?
a)
Character A
b)
Character B
c)
Character C
d)
Character D
30.
Which skier has the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
Skier A
b)
Skier B
c)
Skier C
d)
Skier D
31.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
32.
Why can't the skater reach the same point where he was released when he goes up the other side of the ramp?
a)
because he is heavy
b)
because his mass is slowing him down
c)
because he gets tired
d)
because friction is slowing him down
33.
When does that ball have the greatest potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.

What situation describes the initial (i) and final (f) state shown by the energy bar graph.

a)

A phone falls from a table (i) to the floor (f)

b)

A ball is thrown straight up (i) into the air (f)

c)

A car driving on a flat road (i) accelerates (f)