WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is energy?
The ability to do work or create change
Movement and motion
Heat and motion
What is potential energy?
The energy of motion
Stored energy
Atomic energy
What is kinetic energy?
The energy of motion
Stored energy
Heat energy
A moving object always has...
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
If an object is not moving, it has...
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Who has more potential energy, a skier on top of a hill or a skier half way down the hill?
The skier on top of the hill.
The skier halfway down the hill.
They both have the same potential energy.
Neither one has potential energy.
Which spring has the most potential energy?
A spring all the way released.
A spring released just a little.
A spring halfway released.
A spring all the way compressed.
Which best describes what is happening when a moving car comes to a stop?
The car's kinetic energy is increasing and its potential energy is increasing.
The car's kinetic energy is decreasing and its potential energy is increasing.
The car's kinetic energy is decreasing and its potential energy is decreasing.
The car's kinetic energy is increasing and its potential energy is decreasing.
Which one of the following situations involves potential energy changing into kinetic energy?
A moving ball being caught.
An airplane taking off from an airport.
A child kicking a ball that is standing still.
A car coming to a stop.
Which is an example of kinetic energy?
a parked car
a car racing on the track
What type of energy is a person diving into a pool?
kinetic energy
potential energy
What type of energy is a rubber band being stretched back?
kinetic energy
potential energy
What type of energy is a baseball after it is hit by a bat?
kinetic energy
potential energy
Where does a waterfall have more potential energy?
At the very top of the waterfall, right before the water falls down.
As the water is falling down the waterfall.
What type of energy is an arrow zooming toward a target?
Potential
Kinetic
