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WorksheetsKinetic & Potential Energy 2021.2022
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
2.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
3.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
same
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
7.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
8.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
9.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
11.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
12.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
13.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
14.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
15.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
16.
Which energy type?
An airplane circling in preparation for a landing
An airplane circling in preparation for a landing
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
17.
Which energy type?
A mousetrap set and ready to spring
A mousetrap set and ready to spring
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
18.
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
19.
Which energy type?
A flag blowing in the wind
A flag blowing in the wind
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
20.
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
21.
Which energy type?
A dam holding back a river’s water
A dam holding back a river’s water
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
22.
Which energy type?
An unlit firecracker
An unlit firecracker
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
23.
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
24.
Which energy type?
A hammer held above a nail
A hammer held above a nail
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
25.
Which energy type?
A new car battery
A new car battery
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
26.
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
27.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
28.
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
29.
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
30.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
31.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
32.
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
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.
When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
sound
b)
elastic
c)
light
d)
chemical
35.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
36.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
37.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
38.
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
39.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
40.
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.
41.
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.
42.
Which passenger has the most potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
43.
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)
44.
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)
45.
Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):
flashlight turned off
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
46.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
47.
Potential energy is __________ energy.
a)
motion
b)
moving
c)
slow
d)
stored
48.
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
49.
Kinetic energy is __________________ energy.
a)
potential
b)
stored
c)
moving
d)
waiting to be released
50.
Would you have more kinetic energy if you are traveling fast or slow?
a)
fast
b)
slow
51.
The higher up you are waiting to fall, the more ____________ energy you have.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
movement
d)
air
52.
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
53.
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 least amount of potential energy?
a)
short glasses
b)
large glasses
c)
plates
d)
they have the same amount of energy
54.
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
55.
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
56.
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
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