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Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The energy of motion

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

2.

What is stored energy?

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

3.

A scientific law stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change forms.

a)

The Law of Potential Energy

b)

The Law of Kinetic Energy

c)

The Law of Conservation of Energy

4.

As speed increases, kinetic energy

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

5.

Speed with a direction of motion is

(a)  

6.

A ball travels 30 m in 5 s. What is the speed of the ball?

a)

6

b)

6 m/s

c)

6 J

d)

150 m/s

7.

If a 4 kg cat is running at 3 m/s what is its kinetic energy?

a)

18 J

b)

18

c)

12

d)

12 J

8.

155 g is how many kg?

a)

0.155 kg

b)

1.55 kg

c)

15.5 kg

d)

0.0155 kg

9.

The roller coaster car pictured here has

a)

100% Potential Energy

0% Kinetic Energy

b)

75% Potential Energy

25% Kinetic Energy

c)

50% Potential Energy

50% Kinetic Energy

d)

0% Potential Energy

100% Kinetic Energy

10.

A change in position relative to time and a reference point is

(a)  

11.

The (a)   of a moving object is the rate of change of position with respect to time.

12.

Kinetic energy is (a)   proportional to the mass of an object.

13.

A ball rolling 15 m in 3 s has a speed of

a)

45

b)

45 m/s

c)

5

d)

5 m/s

14.

What is the equation for kinetic energy?

a)

12Mass ×Speed2\frac{1}{2}Mass\ \times Speed^2  

b)

Mass ×Speed2\frac{Mass\ \times Speed}{2}  

c)

Mass ×Speed2Mass\ \times Speed^2  

15.

(a)   is a measure of how much matter is in an object.

16.

What is 3 g converted to kg?

a)

3,000 kg

b)

.03 kg

c)

.3 kg

d)

.003 kg

17.

What is the unit used for distance?

(a)  

18.

What is the unit used for time?

a)

minutes

b)

seconds

c)

hours

19.

If there are 34 J of potential energy in a system that contains 100 J of total energy, how much kinetic energy is there?

a)

66

b)

66 J

c)

34 J

d)

100 J

20.

When an increase in a variable causes the other variable to decrease.

a)

Inversely Proportional

b)

Directly Proportional

21.

Based on the information in the table, which ball would you predict to have the least kinetic energy when it reaches the end of the ramp?

a)

Golf Ball

b)

Tennis Ball

c)

Baseball

d)

Softball

22.

A graph showing the kinetic energy of a 10 kg object at different speeds is provided. Based on the information in the graph, we can predict that the kinetic energy of the object at 2 m/s would be...

a)

20J

b)

20

c)

40

d)

40J

23.

A baby crawls 6 m in 12 s.  What is her speed?

a)

0.5 m/s

b)

0.5

c)

2 m/s

d)

2

24.

A 39,000 g gazelle can run at 40 m/s.  What’s the gazelle’s kinetic energy?

a)

31,200J

b)

31,200

c)

31,200,000J

d)

31,200,000