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Potential and Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 6kg cat misjudges a jump and falls 5 meters. How much gravitational potential energy does the cat have? (The cat is fine by the way.)

a)

294 J

b)

180000 J

c)

1225 J

d)

3920000 J

2.

A 50kg (100lb) person is running at 7m/s (about 16 mph). How much kinetic energy do they have?

a)

1225 J

b)

180000 J

c)

294 J

d)

3920000 J

3.

What is the unit for mass?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

4.

What is the unit for distance?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

5.

What is the unit for force?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

6.

What is the unit for energy?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

7.

What is the formula for kinetic energy?

a)

distance / time

b)

mass x acceleration

c)

velocity / time

d)

½(mass) x (velocity)2

e)

(mass) x (acceleration of gravity) x (height)

8.

What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

a)

distance / time

b)

mass x acceleration

c)

velocity / time

d)

½(mass) x (velocity)2

e)

(mass) x (acceleration of gravity) x (height)

9.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

10.

What kind of energy is stored energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

None of the above

d)

All of the above

11.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

none of the above

d)

same

12.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
13.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
14.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
15.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
16.

The statement that "the energy within a system remains constant and cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed" best sums up _________.

a)

Something Mr. Lance likes to say.

b)

Life

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

The scientific method

e)

Newton's Third Law

17.

Which of the following is the correct equation for calculating an object's gravitational potential energy?

a)

PE = mgh

b)

PE = mg / h

c)

PE = mg + h

d)

PE = gh

18.

In the equation PE = mgh, what does the “g” mean?

a)

Acceleration due to gravity

b)

Force of gravity

c)

Weight of the object

19.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
20.
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. 
21.

A cheetah can run briefly with a speed of 31.0 m/s. Suppose a cheetah with a mass of 47.0 kg runs at this speed. What is the cheetah’s kinetic energy?

a)

1457 Joules

b)

22,584 Joules

c)

15 Joules

d)

45,167Joules

22.
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 
23.
A 0.40 kilogram bird is flying at a constant speed of 8.0 m/s. What is the bird's kinetic energy ?
a)
3.2 J
b)
4.2 J
c)
2.0 J
d)
12.8 J
24.
A 60.0 kg person walks from the ground to the roof of a 74.8 m tall building. How much gravitational potential energy does she have at the top of the building?
a)
43982.4 J
b)
63982.3 J
c)
43962.4 J
d)
83942.4 J
25.
A 50.0 kg wolf is running at 10.0 m/s. What is the wolf's kinetic energy?
a)
1500 J
b)
2.250 J
c)
2500 J
d)
3500 J
26.

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)
27.

How high must a 20kg box be lifted to give it 784J of potential energy?

a)

3.98 km

b)

392 m

c)

4.0 m

d)

3

28.
Which of the following has kinetic energy?
a)
a rock poised for a fall
b)
a stretched rubber band
c)
a rolling bowling ball
d)
a car waiting at a red light

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