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Potential and Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 ______________ energy is the energy of motion.

a)

Potential

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Kinetic

2.

 ______________  energy is the energy that is stored in an object due to its position.

a)

Potential

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Kinetic

3.

Kinetic energy is dependent upon ___.

a)

mass and height

b)

gravity and speed

c)

force and acceleration

d)

mass and speed

4.

What is the kinetic energy of a 10 kg car that is moving 4 m/s?

a)

20 joules

b)

40 joules

c)

80 joules

d)

160 joules

5.

Which of the following has the largest kinetic energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

A cat has 400 joules of kinetic energy and moves at 10 m/s. What is the mass of the cat?

a)

2 kg

b)

4 kg

c)

6 kg

d)

8 kg

7.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.
a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

9.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

There is a box at the top of a hill 10 m high with a mass of 20 kg. What is the PR of the box? (g=9.8m/s²)

a)

200 J

b)

2000 J

c)

98 J

d)

1960 J

11.

A 10kg box sits at the top of a tower storing 490 joules of energy. What is the height of the tower? (g=9.8m/s²)

a)

5m

b)

10m

c)

50m

d)

100m

12.

A box contains 1960 joules worth of PE while sitting 20 m high. What is the mass of the box? (g=9.8m/s²)

a)

2kg

b)

5kg

c)

10kg

d)

50kg

13.

A 6 kg dog has 300 joules of kinetic energy. How fast is it moving?

a)

5 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

50 m/s

14.

Joules (J) is the unit for

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Energy

d)

Gravity