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Kinetic and Potential Energy- Transformation Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What energy transformations take place in the human body?

a)

thermal to mechanical

b)

chemical energy from food, into mechanical to allow us to move

c)

sound energy to thermal energy

d)

chemical energy to thermal

2.

When a man jumps off a diving board, he _________________.

a)

loses potential energy

b)

gains heat energy

c)

gains potential energy

d)

loses kinetic energy

3.

What is energy changing from one form to another?

a)

energy conservation

b)

energy transformation

c)

energy creation

d)

mechanical energy

4.

A stretched rubber band or slingshot is an example of what kind of energy?

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

chemical

d)

sound

5.

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy...

a)

energy has almost all been used up

b)

energy can be created and destroyed

c)

energy can be deadly

d)

energy cannot be created or destroyed

6.

What is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

a bird sitting in a tree

b)

a ball on a table

c)

a car driving on the highway

d)

a book on shelf

7.

What is an example of potential energy?

a)

a bowling ball rolling down a lane

b)

a car parked in a lot

c)

an apple falling from a tree

d)

sunlight heating up the atmosphere

8.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

9.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

11.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
12.
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 
13.
Any object that rises and falls experiences a change in:
a)
gravitational potential energy & kinetic energy
b)
release of energy
c)
size
d)
color
14.

An object falling from 50m will have ___________ potential than an object falling from

30m.

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

equal

15.

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of an object weighing .80N that is lifted to a height of 65 m.

a)

0.012 J

b)

52 J

c)

64.2 J