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Introduction Kinetic and Potential Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The energy stored in an object is its _______ Energy

a)

kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Transformed

d)

Joule

2.

When you are doing work you are exerting...

a)

Push

b)

Pull

c)

Energy

d)

Power

3.

Distance (Height) and Mass determine the amount of ______ Energy in an object.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Nuclear

4.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
5.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential 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
6.
Wood, batteries, gasoline, and  food are all examples of ________________________.
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
chemical potential energy
d)
None of the above
7.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
8.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
9.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another

a)
true
b)
false
10.

If these are all moving at the same speed, the vehicle with the greatest KE would be

(Think about their masses)

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

The ability to do work by applying force is called

a)

work

b)

energy

c)

force

d)

net force

12.

Which of the following statements about a skier skiing down a steep slope is true?

a)

His kinetic energy decreases and his potential energy increases

b)

His potential energy decreases and his kinetic energy increases

c)

His chemical energy increases

d)

Both his potential and kinetic energy increases

13.

Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

a)

A lamp that is turned off

b)

A bike parked at the top of a hill

c)

a ball thrown across the yard

d)

Fallen leaves laying on the ground below a tree

14.

The two types of energy listed under mechanical energy

a)

kinetic and nuclear

b)

potential and kinetic

c)

potential and nuclear

d)

wind and thermal

15.

Which letter shows where kinetic energy is at is highest point?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

Z

16.

Where is kinetic energy at its minimum?

a)

Z

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Y

17.

A roller coaster is constantly converting PE to KE and back. but why does it slow down as it goes through the course? Mark all that apply.

a)

Friction with the track slows it down.

b)

Friction with the air slows it down.

c)

The people are breathing the air which slows it down

d)

The Potential Energy slows the cars down.

18.

What will happen if a roller coaster (or skater) does not have enough energy to go over the top of a hill?

a)

It will stop.

b)

It will roll back down hill.

c)

I It will turn over and dump the people out

d)

I will just keep going forward slowly

19.

A 6kg cat misjudges a jump and falls 5 meters. How much gravitational potential energy does the cat have? (The cat is fine by the way.)

PE=m×g×hPE=m\times g\times h  

g= 10 ms2g=\ 10\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

a)

300 J

b)

180000 J

c)

1225 J

d)

3920000 J

20.

A 50kg person is running at 7m/s (about 16 mph). How much kinetic energy do they have?

a)

1225 J

b)

180000 J

c)

294 J

d)

3920000 J