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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
2.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
3.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
4.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
What is energy?
a)
rate of work
b)
Motion of an object
c)
ability to do work
d)
force over time
6.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
What kind of energy is in a waving hand?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
9.
Potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
a)
Height (position)
b)
Mass
c)
Speed
d)
Friction
10.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
F
c)
B
d)
A
11.
At which point of the roller coaster is potential energy the greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
12.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
13.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
14.
A basketball is being held in the hands of a player. This shows...
a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
15.
Kinetic energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
a)
Height (position)
b)
Mass
c)
Speed
d)
Friction
16.
Mrs. Bush had a kitchen cabinet with three shelves in it. On the top shelf Mrs. Bush had short glasses, on the middle shelf she had large glasses, and on the bottom shelf she had plates. Which item has the most potential energy?
a)
short glasses
b)
large glasses
c)
plates
d)
They have the same amount of energy
17.
Potential energy is __________ energy.
a)
motion
b)
moving
c)
slow
d)
stored
18.
Kinetic energy is __________________ energy.
a)
potential
b)
stored
c)
moving
d)
waiting to be released
19.
Would you have more kinetic energy if you are traveling fast or slow?
a)
fast
b)
slow
20.
The higher up you are waiting to fall, the more ____________ energy you have.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
movement
d)
air
21.
Would you have more potential energy if you are higher on a ledge and near the edge or lower at the base away from the edge?
a)
higher on the ledge and near the edge
b)
lower at the base away from the edge
22.
An airplane is preparing to take off. It has not started moving yet, what type of energy does the airplane have?
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
no energy
23.
As a bird flies lower to the ground to land in a tree the energy in the bird is _______________.
a)
decreasing
b)
increasing
c)
not changing
24.
Does a bike rider have more potential energy at the top of the hill before he begins his ride or at the bottom of the hill after he has finished his ride?
a)
the same amount at the top and the bottom
b)
bottom of the hill
c)
top of the hill
25.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
26.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
27.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
28.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
30.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
31.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
34.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
35.
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
36.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
37.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
38.
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.
39.
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.
40.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum (most) kinetic energy?
a)
At the top of each hill.
b)
As you go down each hill.
c)
At the bottom of each hill.
d)
As you go up each hill.
41.
Which energy type?
An airplane circling in preparation for a landing
An airplane circling in preparation for a landing
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
42.
Which energy type?
A mousetrap set and ready to spring
A mousetrap set and ready to spring
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
43.
Which energy type?
A pile of coal that will be used for fuel
A pile of coal that will be used for fuel
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
44.
Which energy type?
A flag blowing in the wind
A flag blowing in the wind
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
45.
Which energy type?
A box stored on the top shelf of a closet
A box stored on the top shelf of a closet
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
46.
Which energy type?
A dam holding back a river’s water
A dam holding back a river’s water
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
47.
Which energy type?
An unlit firecracker
An unlit firecracker
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
48.
Which energy type?
A marble rolling down the aisle of your science classroom
A marble rolling down the aisle of your science classroom
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
49.
Which energy type?
A hammer held above a nail
A hammer held above a nail
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
50.
Which energy type?
A new car battery
A new car battery
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
51.
Which energy type?
An ant crawling across a sandwich at a picnic
An ant crawling across a sandwich at a picnic
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
52.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
53.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
54.
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
55.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
56.
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
57.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic 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
58.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
59.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
60.
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
61.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
62.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
63.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
64.
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.
65.
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.
66.
When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
sound
b)
elastic
c)
light
d)
chemical
67.
Which passenger has the most potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
68.
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)
69.
If these are all moving at the same speed, the vehicle with the greatest KE would be
(Think about their sizes)
a)
b)
c)
d)
70.
Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):
flashlight turned off
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
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