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Kinetic and Potential energy

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is potential energy?

a)

The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

b)

The energy that an object has due to its motion.

c)

The energy an object has due to its speed.

d)

The energy an object has due to its volume.

2.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

b)

The energy that an object has due to its motion.

c)

The energy an object has due to its speed.

d)

The energy an object has due to its volume.

3.

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

When is kinetic energy transferred from object to object?

a)

When those objects pass one another

b)

When the first object outweighs the second object

c)

When the first object has more potential energy than the second object

d)

When those objects collide

5.

What does the law of conservation of energy tell us?

a)

Energy is created and destroyed all of the time.

b)

Stars generate most of the energy on the earth.

c)

Energy can not be created or destroyed.

d)

Dark matter absorbs most of the energy in the universe.

6.

When does an object have no kinetic energy?

a)

When it is at rest

b)

When it is moving very slowly

c)

When the only force acting on it is gravity

d)

When it has no electrical charge

7.

When is potential energy transformed into kinetic energy?

a)

When an object at rest is lifted to a higher elevation.

b)

When an object at rest remains at rest.

c)

When an object at rest is put into motion.

d)

When an object in motion is stopped and put at rest.

8.
which point has the most potential energy
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
9.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
10.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
13.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
14.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
15.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
16.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
17.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
same
18.
When something is dropped, what type of energy transfer takes place?
a)
Kinetic -> Potential
b)
Gravitational Potential -> Kinetic -> Sound
c)
Electrical -> Chemical
d)
Heat -> Nuclear
19.
Imagine dropping a basketball. When would it have the most gravitational potential energy?
a)
When it is closest to the ground
b)
When it is at the highest point
c)
When it is halfway down
d)
It has the same amount of gravitational PE at all points
20.
According to the Law of Conservation of energy, the amount of energy before and after a reaction must be the same. Which statement below is true?
a)
The total amount of energy is conserved
b)
The total amount of energy is less after a reaction
c)
The total amount of energy is more after a reaction
21.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed