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Unit 4 Energy of Motion Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

As a roller coaster goes downhill

a)

kinetic energy is converted into potential energy

b)

potential energy is converted into kinetic energy

c)

electrical energy is converted into potential energy

d)

potential energy is converted into electrical energy

2.

If Shane and Susan both push on a box with a force of 25 N, but in opposite directions, what will happen to the box?

a)

the box will not move

b)

the box will slide toward Shane

c)

the box will slide toward Susan

d)

the box will be perpendicular to both Shane and Susan

3.

Which of these is a good example of Newton's first Law of Inertia

a)

a ball sits motionless on the ground

b)

a ball gathers speed as it rolls downhill

c)

a ball accelerates as it falls out of the classroom window

d)

a ball slows down after it is kicked through the grass

4.

What must occur to a shopping cart at rest in order to make it roll forward?

a)

A force must be provided to overcome gravity

b)

balanced forces must be acting upon the cart

c)

an unbalanced force applied to the cart pushing or pulling it forward

d)

the unbalanced force acting upon it must be smaller than that of friction

5.

An object that has kinetic energy must be

a)

at rest

b)

stopped

c)

in motion

d)

at an elevated position

6.

What would be an ideal experiment to test how different types of surfaces affect friction?

a)

two objects of equal weight placed on two glass surfaces of equal lengths

b)

two objects of equal weight placed on two glass surfaces of unequal lengths

c)

two objects of equal weights placed on a glass surface and a wooden surface

d)

two objects of different weights placed on two wooden surfaces of unequal lengths

7.

Wind energy is used to rotate the sails of a windmill. The rotating sails have

a)

heat energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

electromagnetic energy

8.

The force that slows down and eventually stops a ball you roll across the pavement is called

a)

kinetic force

b)

friction force

c)

the slow force

d)

potential force

9.

How does an object's mass affect its inertia?

a)

increasing an object's mass decreases its inertia

b)

increasing an object's mass will increase its inertia

c)

there will be no effect on its inertia

d)

decreasing an object's mass will increase its inertia

10.

A book is resting on a table. The book has

a)

kinetic energy only

b)

potential energy only

c)

both kinetic and potential energy

d)

neither kinetic or potential energy

11.

Based on the diagram of a roller coaster track, what statement is true?

a)

a car at point A has the most kinetic energy

b)

a car at point B has the most potential energy

c)

a car at point B has more kinetic energy than the car at point D

d)

a car at point D has more kinetic energy than the car at point B

12.

Which BEST explains why objects fall downward when dropped?

a)

the center of Earth exerts a gravitational pull

b)

Earth's orbit exerts a downward force on the atmosphere

c)

most objects are heavier than the air in Earth's atmosphere

d)

the force between Earth's magnetic poles pulls objects downward

13.

What is one way you could reduce the friction between two surfaces?

a)

carpet the surfaces

b)

put oil on the surfaces

c)

put sand on the surfaces

d)

allow one of the surfaces to rust

14.

Which of these bikers shows potential energy?

a)

the biker on the left

b)

the biker on the right

c)

their potential energy is the same since they are at rest

d)

they do not have potential energy because they are at rest