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RP 1-1 KE/PE

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these has the most potential energy?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

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

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.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

The stored energy of an object is because of its position or height.

b)

The energy that an object has because of its motion.

c)

The energy an object has due to its speed.

d)

The energy an object has due to its volume.

4.

What best desribes the total amount of energy ( mechanical energy) in a system.

a)

The amount of kinetic energy in a system.

b)

The amount of potential energy in a system.

c)

The amount of thermal energy in a system.

d)

The amount of kinetic and potential energy in a system.

5.

When does potential energy change into kinetic energy in an object?

a)

When that object stops.

b)

When the object starts moving

c)

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

d)

When those objects collide

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.

Does mass affect the amount of potential and kinetic energy an object has?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is the total energy in this system?

Kinetic energy = 5J

Potential energy =10J

a)

5 J

b)

10J

c)

15J

9.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
10.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above