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Potential and Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
2.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
3.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
4.

Variables are

a)

Changeable

b)

always the same

c)

mass

5.

A large semi truck and corvette traveling the same speed, require the same amount of time to stop.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Kinetic energy is measured in

a)

Joules

b)

Newtons

c)

seconds

7.

Distracted driving affects a the stopping time of a moving vehicle.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What happens to the kinetic energy in a collision?

a)

it is destroyed

b)

it is transferred to the environment as thermal energy

c)

it is created

9.

Highway speed limits are set considering

a)

road condition's

b)

location in the city or neighborhood

c)

weather in the local area

10.

Increasing the potential energy will increase the kinetic energy?

a)

True

b)

False