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KE, GE, and Elastic Energy

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
3.
As mass increases, KE ...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
4.
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. 
5.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
6.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of work
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of gravity
d)
energy of power
7.

What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

a)

area and volume

b)

mass and weight

c)

weight and height

d)

mass and speed

8.

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

9.

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

10.

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Mechanical Advantage

d)

Chemical Energy

12.

Gravitational potential energy depends on the strength of gravity, ________ and ________ of the object.

a)

height and mass

b)

friction and movement

c)

mass and movement

d)

height and friction

13.

You throw a ball into the air as shown in the diagram. At what point does the ball have the most gravitational potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

14.

At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

15.

At which point on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy the greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

16.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Both potential and kinetic energy

d)

none of the above

17.
Which type of potential energy causes the arrow to shoot from the bow?
a)
kinetic
b)
elastic
c)
chemical
d)
gravitational
18.

The diagram shows the same spring being stretched at different lengths using different masses. At which length does the spring have the MOST potential energy?

a)

length A

b)

length B

c)

length C

d)

length D

19.
What is energy conversion?
a)
one type of energy changing to another type of energy
b)
energy in one object going into another object
c)
energy units changing
d)
energy units staying the same
20.
What does elastic energy depend on?
a)
deformation and rigidity
b)
deformation and mass
c)
rigidity and elasticity
d)
mass and elevation
21.

What is potential energy?

a)

The energy an object has due to its position or condition.

b)

The energy an object has due to its motion.

c)

The energy an object has due to its chemical composition.

d)

The energy as object has due to its atomic structure.

22.

Which object has elastic potential energy?

a)

a hanging leaf

b)

a burning coal

c)

a rolling ball

d)

a stretched bow

23.

Which type of energy is stored energy?

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

24.

SELECT ALL POSTITIONS where the spring has STORED ELASTIC ENERGY

a)

W

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

Z

25.

__________ energy is a form of potential energy based on how an object deforms and reverts to its original state.

a)

Gravitational

b)

Kinetic

c)

Elastic

d)

Chemical

26.

All of these are examples of elastic energy EXCEPT for

a)

a stretched rubber band

b)

a ball bouncing on the ground

c)

a kid jumping on a pogostick

d)

throwing a ball in the air

27.

Which of these factors of an object will have the biggest factor of its elastic energy?

a)

rigidity

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

height

28.

Only one type of energy can be present at a time.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What types of energy are present from position 4 to position 5? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

elastic energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

gravitational energy

d)

thermal energy

30.

This image shows what happening?

a)

elastic energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

how to skip rocks

d)

energy being transferred

31.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
32.

When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.

a)

sound

b)

elastic

c)

light

d)

chemical

33.
What word best describes Kinetic Energy?
a)
Stored
b)
Motion
c)
Elastic
d)
Gravity
34.
Gravitational Potential energy increases as _________ increases.
a)
Speed
b)
Elasticity
c)
Height
d)
Movement
35.
Kinetic energy is related to the ________ of an object.
a)
Position
b)
Elasticity
c)
Speed
d)
Volume
36.

What type of potential energy is stored in a slinky?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Gravitational Energy

c)

Elastic Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

37.
Which ball has the most gravitational energy?
a)
Ball A
b)
Ball B
c)
Ball C
d)
Ball E
38.
Which object has the most kinetic energy?
a)
a hibernating bear
b)
a sleeping baby
c)
a book on the library shelf
d)
a swimming seal

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