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Factors Affecting Potential and Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of energy can be displayed if an arrow was pulled back by a bow?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Elastic Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Potential Energy

2.

Gravitational potential energy depend on the _______, ______ and gravitational strength of the object.

a)

mass and movement

b)

mass and height

c)

friction and movement

d)

height and friction

3.

Assuming that air resistance and friction are neglected, which point has the most Potential Energy?

a)

Pt. Z

b)

Pt. Y

c)

Pt. X

d)

Pt. W

4.

Which of the following illustrates Kinetic energy?

a)

A cart on top of a hill

b)

A tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

A picture hanging on the wall

d)

A newly baked loaf of bread

5.

________ is the capacity to do work

a)

Energy

b)

Power

c)

Force

d)

Mass

6.

A stone falls freely towards the ground, _______energy is converted to ______energy.

a)

kinetic , heat

b)

potential, kinetic

c)

mechanical, chemical

d)

kinetic, potential

7.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

Energy an object creates

b)

Energy stored within an object

c)

Energy an object has due to its motion

d)

The energy available to a stationary object

8.

What is the correct formula of Kinetic Energy (KE)?

a)

KE= 1/2 mv2

b)

KE= mv

c)

KE=mvh

d)

KE=mhv2

9.

Which situation shows the greatest potential energy?

a)

A ball rolling down a hill

b)

A boy running down the hill

c)

A motorbike parked at the top of the hill

d)

A basketball falls freely from a 20 storey building

10.

Which of the following describes potential energy?

a)

It is the energy of motion

b)

It is the energy of moving objects

c)

It is the energy released by an object

d)

Is the energy that the objects have due to their height or position

11.

The faster an object moves, the _________ kinetic energy it possesses

a)

greater

b)

lesser

c)

minimal

d)

fixed

12.

Which of the following is the unit for energy?

a)

grams

b)

joule

c)

newton

d)

watt

13.

A 145 grams ball was thrown with a velocity of 20 m/s. How much kinetic energy does the ball have?

a)

29 J

b)

30 J

c)

31 J

d)

32 J

14.

A 70 kg construction worker walks from the d=ground to the roof of a 90 m tall building. How much potential energy was created in the situation?

a)

61,000 J

b)

61,700 J

c)

61,640 J

d)

61,740 J

15.

The truck and a car travel with the same speed. Which of the following statement is correct?

a)

A truck has greater potential Energy than a car

b)

A truck has greater kinetic energy than a car

c)

A truck has less kinetic energy than a car

d)

Both of them has the same Kinetic energy