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Potential and Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A slingshot that has been pulled back, but has not been let go.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

2.

A bobsled is moving at its greatest speed around the final turn.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

3.

A grasshopper reaches the highest point in its jump from one plant to another.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

4.

A girl is swinging and she is at her highest point of the swing.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

5.

A cliff diver is just about to jump off an 18 m high cliff.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

6.

A sky diver is traveling at his fastest speed (terminal velocity) when falling.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

7.

Energy can not be _______.

a)

transformed

b)

converted/changed

c)

created or destroyed

d)

used

8.

This is energy that is stored for later use.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

motion/mechanical energy

d)

radiant energy

9.

Energy in motion is ____________ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Energy

c)

Kinetic

d)

Friction

10.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

11.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What is happening to the potential energy between position 1 to 3?

a)

Decreasing

b)

Increasing

c)

Stays the same

13.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy decreasing as the gravitational potential energy increases?

a)

a person parachuting out of a plane

b)

a car racing around an oval track

c)

a person skiing down a hill

d)

a person walking up a hill

14.

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

A car driving down a hill.

b)

A person running down a hill.

c)

A ball rolling down a hill.

d)

leaves rolling down a hill

15.

Which is an example of potential energy?

a)

a roller coaster speeding down a hill

b)

the pulled back string on an archers's bow

c)

releasing the strings on a guitar

d)

an electric current lighting a light bulb

16.

At which point is the kinetic energy the greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

17.

What position has the least amount of potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

18.

In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:

a)

put the object lower to the ground

b)

raise the object higher

19.

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low potential energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

20.

When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low kinetic energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

21.

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked on a steep hill

b)

a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

a picture hanging on the wall

d)

a piece of coal before it's burned

23.
The energy of motion. It is found in all moving objects. This is known as ____ .
a)
potential energy
b)
friction
c)
kinetic energy
d)
gravity
24.
Click to look at the picture. 
The picture is an example of _____ .
a)
gravity
b)
potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
friction
25.
Click to look at the picture.
The picture is demonstrating an example of ______ . 
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
kinetic energy
d)
potential energy
26.
Potential energy is what type of energy?
a)
energy that is stored
b)
energy that is being used
c)
matter rubbing against matter
d)
the measure of motion
27.

Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy? (check all that apply)

a)

an arrow flying through the air

b)

a book on a shelf

c)

kicking a soccer ball

d)

chewing gum

e)

sitting at a stop light

28.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy (check all that apply)

a)

water in a stream

b)

a block of ice in the freezer

c)

a desk in a classroom

d)

a ball sitting in a goal

e)

scoring a goal

29.

____________ is the ability to do work or cause change.

a)

Energy

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Motion

30.

What energy does a rock at the edge of a cliff have?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

31.

Which is the best example of an object having kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked on a steep hill

b)

a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

a picture hanging on the wall

d)

a piece of coal before it's burned

32.

Which is an example of potential energy?

a)

a roller coaster speeding down a hill

b)

the pulled back string on an archers's bow

c)

releasing the strings on a guitar

d)

an electric current lighting a light bulb

33.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical 
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
34.

This is an example of what type of energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Electric

d)

Thermal

35.

A skier on top of a mountain is an example of

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Thermal

d)

Sound