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Energy stores and Transfers- Self learning

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cyclist at the top of a hill has...

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Chemical Potential Energy

c)

Elastic Potential Energy

d)

Gravitational Potential Energy

2.

A hot drink has...

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Heat Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

3.

Humans get their energy from...

a)

Chemical Potential Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

4.

Energy stored in objects being stretched or squashed...

a)

Elastic Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

5.

Energy Carried in wires...

a)

Electricity

b)

Current Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electrostatic Energy

6.
When an object is moved to a higher position, what name is given to the energy it then stores?
a)
Gravitational Potential
b)
Elastic
c)
Height
d)
Kinetic
7.
What type of energy is stored in food and fuel?
a)
Chemical
b)
Thermal
c)
Potential
d)
Calories
8.

What can you say about the potential energy of the two sleds shown above?

a)

Sled B has more potential energy.

b)

There is not enough information to know which sled has more potential energy.

c)

The two sleds have the same potential energy.

d)

Sled A has more potential energy.

9.

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

10.
Calculate the kinetic energy of a moving 4 kg object travelling at a velocity of 3 m/s.
a)
18 J
b)
36 J
c)
12 J
d)
6 J
11.

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Mechanical Advantage

d)

Chemical Energy

12.

What is the gravitational potential energy (GPE) of a 1 kilogram book that is 1 meter above the ground?

g = 9.8 m/s2

a)

9.8 Joules

b)

1.0 Joule

c)

0.10 Joule

d)

11.8 m/s2