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kinetic and potential energy

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to do work by applying force is called

a)

work

b)

energy

c)

force

d)

net force

2.

Which number shows kinetic energy at its maximum?

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

five

3.

Stored energy or energy due to its position is called

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

thermal energy

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Which letter shows where is potential energy stored or at its maximum point?

a)

Y

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Z

7.

Potential energy depends on ______ and _______.

a)

height, mass

b)

weight, mass

c)

speed, mass

d)

height, speed

8.

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

9.

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

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

Z

10.

Which of the following answer choices is NOT an example of potential energy?

a)

Running down a steep hill on vacation

b)

Holding a basketball in practice

c)

A drawn bow in an archer's hand

d)

A baseball at its highest point in the air

11.

Where is kinetic energy at its minimum?

a)

Z

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Y

12.

Energy in motion is called

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

transfer energy

13.

Kinetic energy depends on_________ and _________.

a)

speed and mass

b)

speed and height

c)

height and mass

d)

energy and height

14.

Where is potential energy at its minimum?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

15.

Energy that transforms from potential to kinetic is neither_____ nor _______.

a)

created, force

b)

created, destroyed

c)

force,motion

d)

destroyed, law of conservation of energy

16.

All of the answer choices are examples of kinetic energy Except-

a)

A volleyball player spiking a ball

b)

A race car speeding down the highway

c)

A bowling ball sitting on the rack

d)

A bowling ball rolling down the alley

17.

When stored energy begins to move the object______ energy from _______ to _________.

a)

energy, force, motion

b)

transfers, kinetic, potential

c)

forces, mechanical, nuclear

d)

transfers, potential,kinetic

18.

When a slingshot is in a held position it has

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

radiant energy

19.

Which of the following is NOT an example of potential energy?

a)

A diver on the edge of a diving board

b)

A parachute falling to the ground

c)

A pencil sitting on a desk

d)

A car parked in the parking lot of a mall

20.

What numbers show potential energy on this pendulum?

a)

1 and 5

b)

1 and 4

c)

2 and 3

d)

3 and 4

21.

When you are doing work you are exerting...

a)

Push

b)

Pull

c)

Energy

d)

Power

22.

The energy stored in an object is its _______ Energy

a)

kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Transformed

d)

Joule

23.

The unit of measurement measuring potential and kinetic energy...

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Matter

d)

Newton

24.

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

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Nuclear

25.

An object falling from 50 m will have ______ potential than an object falling from 40 m.

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

equal

d)

lower

26.

If you have 2 objects with different masses fall from the same height, which one has more potential energy?

a)

smallest

b)

flattest

c)

larger

d)

rounder

27.

The amount of kinetic energy in an object is determined by...

a)

Mass and Speed

b)

Speed and height

c)

Mass and Height

d)

Speed and Velocity

28.

This type energy is caused by motion.

a)

Potential

b)

Nuclear

c)

Electrical

d)

Kinetic

29.

An objects potential energy will increase with...

a)

Mass and Velocity

b)

Mass and Height

c)

Mass and Speed

d)

Speed and time

30.

The faster an object moves the greater its ____________ energy.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Electrical

d)

Solar

31.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
32.
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
33.
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
34.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical 
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
35.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
36.
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
37.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
38.

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

a)

sound

b)

elastic

c)

light

d)

chemical

39.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
40.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
41.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
42.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
43.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
44.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 
45.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place.
a)
Potential energy is changed into kinetic energy.
b)
Kinetic energy is changed into potential energy.
c)
Chemical energy is changed into heat energy.
d)
Heat energy is changed into chemical energy. 
46.

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

The formula for calculating the gravitational potential energy in an object is shown above. Which object will have the largest value for its GPE

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

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

(Think about their sizes)

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):


flashlight turned off

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

50.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
51.

A television converts electrical energy into what 2 other kinds of energy?

a)

Radiant, Sound

b)

Thermal, Sound

c)

Mechanical, Radiant

d)

Radiant, Thermal

52.
What form of energy transfer is most likely responsible when your clothes dryer dries your clothes?
a)

Potential to Sound to Radiant

b)

Kinetic to Thermal to Radiant

c)

Radiant to Mechanical to Electrical

d)
Electrical to Mechanical to Thermal
53.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)

Sound

d)
Mechanical
54.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)

Mechanical

b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)

Potential

55.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
56.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)

radiant energy

b)
electrical energy
c)

sound energy

d)
mechanical energy
57.

Which of these is not a form on energy?

a)
sound
b)

thermal

c)
vision
d)

radiant

58.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

mechanical to sound

b)

mechanical to electrical

c)

sound to mechanical

d)

thermal to sound

59.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

mechanical to kinetic

b)

solar to electrical

c)

thermal to radiant

d)

electrical to radiant

60.

What type of energy can be sensed by the eyes?

a)

sound

b)

thermal

c)

electrical

d)

radiant

61.

Which type of energy is NOT given off by a fire?

a)

radiant

b)

electrical

c)

thermal

d)

sound

62.
Which best represents the use of mechanical energy?
a)
a light bulb giving off heat
b)
a candle providing light
c)
a nail being hammered
d)
a can rusting
63.
The sound made by crickets occurs when the male crickets rubs its two hind legs together.  Which type of energy transformation results in the sound made by crickets?
a)
sound energy to thermal energy
b)

thermal energy to radiant energy

c)
mechanical energy to sound energy
d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

64.

When you add hot soup to a cold bowl, ______ energy transfers from the soup to the bowl.

a)

motion energy

b)

light energy

c)

sound energy

d)

heat energy

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