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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic energy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
2.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
3.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
4.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
5.
Wood, batteries, gasoline, and food are all examples of ________________________.
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
chemical potential energy
d)
None of the above
6.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
7.
When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
sound
b)
elastic
c)
light
d)
chemical
8.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
9.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
10.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
11.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases.
12.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place.
a)
Potential energy is changed into kinetic energy.
b)
Kinetic energy is changed into potential energy.
c)
Chemical energy is changed into heat energy.
d)
Heat energy is changed into chemical energy.
13.
Which passenger has the most potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
The formula for calculating the gravitational potential energy in an object is shown above. Which object will have the largest value for its GPE
a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
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