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PRINCIPLE OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement describes the principles of conservation of energy?

a)

Energy can be destroyed

b)

Energy can created

c)

Energy can change its form

d)

Energy can retain its value

2.

What is the change of energy form when the trolley moves down the runway?

a)

Gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy

b)

Kinetic energy to gravitational potential energy

c)

Elastic potential energy to kinetic energy

d)

Kinetic energy to elastic potential energy

3.

The diagram shows a ball rolling down a surface. at Which position does the ball possess maximum kinetic energy and maximum potential energy?

a)

Max kinetic energy = P. Max potential energy=Q

b)

Max kinetic energy = P. Max potential energy=R

c)

Max kinetic energy = Q Max potential energy=P

d)

Max kinetic energy = R. Max potential energy=P

4.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

c)

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

5.

What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?

a)

KE = mass x velocity

b)

KE= 1/2 x mass x velocity 2

c)

KE = mass x gravity x height

d)

KE = mass x velocity / 2

6.

What force causes a roller coaster cart to slow down the most?

a)

friction

b)

weight

c)

gravity

d)

air resistance

7.
The law of energy conservation says the total energy before the change _______ the total energy after it
a)
is less than
b)
is more than
c)
affects
d)
equals
8.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
9.

What happens when the ball goes from the highest position to the lowest position

a)

PE and KE increases and decreases together

b)

Impossible to know without knowing the mass of the object

c)

the PE decreases while KE increases

10.

A ball is projected into the air. Where is potential energy the greatest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
12.
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
a)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
b)
Nothing can exchange energy
c)
Energy will increase over time.
d)
Energy will decrease over time.
13.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the kinetic energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.

Calculate the potential energy when the roller coaster is at point Y. The mass of the roller coaster is 100kg.


Gravitational potential energy = mass, m x gravitational acceleration, g x height. Use g = 10 m/s2

a)

3000 J

b)

6000 J

c)

9000 J

d)

120000 J

16.

Which of the position of the ball ONLY possesses gravitational potential energy? Tick the correct answers.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Jack fired a cannonball with a mass of 2 kg into the air. The cannonball went up to 500 m before it beings to fall to the ground. Calculate the velocity of the cannonball before it begins to fall to the ground.

a)

100 m/s

b)

250 m/s

c)

500 m/s

d)

1000 m/s

18.

A stone with a mass of 4 kg is dropped from a height of 4 m. Calculate the kinetic energy of the rock when the rock falls to the ground.

a)

180 J

b)

160 J

c)

1800 J

d)

2400 J