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WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 24mins
A slingshot that has been pulled back, but has not been let go.
Kinetic
Potential
A bobsled is moving at its greatest speed around the final turn.
Kinetic
Potential
A grasshopper reaches the highest point in its jump from one plant to another.
Kinetic
Potential
A girl is swinging and she is at her highest point of the swing.
Kinetic
Potential
A cliff diver is just about to jump off an 18 m high cliff.
Kinetic
Potential
A sky diver is traveling at his fastest speed (terminal velocity) when falling.
Kinetic
Potential
Energy can not be _______.
transformed
converted/changed
created or destroyed
used
This is energy that is stored for later use.
kinetic energy
potential energy
motion/mechanical energy
radiant energy
Energy in motion is ____________ energy.
Potential
Energy
Kinetic
Friction
At which point is potential energy greatest?
W
X
Y
Z
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy greatest?
1
2
3
4
What is happening to the potential energy between position 1 to 3?
Decreasing
Increasing
Stays the same
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy decreasing as the gravitational potential energy increases?
a person parachuting out of a plane
a car racing around an oval track
a person skiing down a hill
a person walking up a hill
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
A car driving down a hill.
A person running down a hill.
A ball rolling down a hill.
leaves rolling down a hill
Which is an example of potential energy?
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
releasing the strings on a guitar
an electric current lighting a light bulb
At which point is the kinetic energy the greatest?
W
X
Y
Z
What position has the least amount of potential energy?
W
X
Y
Z
In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:
put the object lower to the ground
raise the object higher
When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has
high potential energy
high kinetic energy
low potential energy
equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy
When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has
high potential energy
high kinetic energy
low kinetic energy
equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy
Which passenger has the most potential energy?
A
B
C
D
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a car parked on a steep hill
a tennis ball rolling across the court
a picture hanging on the wall
a piece of coal before it's burned
The picture is an example of _____ .
The picture is demonstrating an example of ______ .
Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy? (check all that apply)
an arrow flying through the air
a book on a shelf
kicking a soccer ball
chewing gum
sitting at a stop light
Which of the following is an example of potential energy (check all that apply)
water in a stream
a block of ice in the freezer
a desk in a classroom
a ball sitting in a goal
scoring a goal
____________ is the ability to do work or cause change.
Energy
Force
Friction
Motion
What energy does a rock at the edge of a cliff have?
Potential
Kinetic
Which is the best example of an object having kinetic energy?
a car parked on a steep hill
a tennis ball rolling across the court
a picture hanging on the wall
a piece of coal before it's burned
Which is an example of potential energy?
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
releasing the strings on a guitar
an electric current lighting a light bulb
This is an example of what type of energy?
Kinetic
Potential
Electric
Thermal
A skier on top of a mountain is an example of
Kinetic
Potential
Thermal
Sound
