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PE and KE

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Energy?

a)

The ability to do work or cause a change.

b)

The ability not to do work or cause no change.

2.

•Whenever work is done energy is __________ that object.

a)

transferred to

b)

moving away from

c)

cicle

d)

flow

3.

What do YOU think the unit for energy is?

a)

Watt

b)

Kg

c)

mass

d)

Joules

4.

Definition of KE is ______________

a)

the energy of static

b)

the energy of motion.

5.

KE depends on 2 things............

a)

Mass and Velocity

b)

Mass and kg

c)

Speed and Velocity

6.

What will happen with Kinetic Energy when mass increases

and when velocity increases?

a)

KE will stay the same

b)

KE will drop

c)

KE will increase

7.

The formula for KE is .............

a)

KE = ½ mv2

b)

KE = mv2

c)

KE = ½ mv

8.

An object has kinetic energy because it is _______________.

a)

square

b)

round

c)

static

d)

in motion

9.

GPE = ___________

a)

mmh

b)

mgh

c)

mGh

d)

MGH

10.

Elastic Potential Energy: (EPE) is in_______________objects

a)

bended

b)

stretched / compressed

c)

hot

d)

long

11.
Gravitational Potential Energy
a)
the energy stored in an object due to its height
b)
stored energy; energy of position
c)
energy stored in the bonds of atoms
d)
energy stored in an object that is stretching or compressing
12.
Mass
a)
the amount of matter in an object
b)
how high above the ground an object is
c)
mass x gravity
d)
how heavy an object is
13.
Mechanical Energy
a)
the sum of all of the potential and kinetic energy
b)
the amount of energy in a system
c)
the change of energy from one form to another
d)
this states that the total energy of a system remains constant — it is said to be conserved over time
14.
Potential Energy
a)
stored energy; energy of position
b)
energy stored in the bonds of atoms
c)
energy stored in an object that is stretching or compressing
d)
the energy stored in an object due to its height
15.

which point has the most kinetic energy

a)

g

b)

f

c)

b

d)

d

16.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
17.
When is potential energy transformed into kinetic energy?
a)
When an object at rest is lifted to a higher elevation
b)
When an object at rest remains at rest
c)
When an object at rest is put into motion 
d)
When an object in motion is stopped and put at rest 
18.

A moving skateboard is an example of what kind of energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

19.

What type of energy is greatest when the cannonball is at point C?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

awesome sauce

20.

An automobile is sitting on a hill which is 20 m higher than ground level. Find the mass of the automobile if it contains 362,600 J of potential energy.

a)

1.850 J

b)

1850 g

c)

18 g

d)

1850 J

21.

Calculate the potential energy of a rock with a mass of 55 kg while sitting on a cliff that is 27 m high

a)

14 J

b)

1453 J

c)

15453 kg

d)

14553 J

22.

Find the mass of a car that is traveling at a velocity of 60 m/s North. The car has 5,040,000 J of kinetic energy.

a)

280 kg

b)

28 kg

c)

2800 kg

d)

2.8 kg

23.

Solve for h.

PE= 74 J

mass= 3.8 kg

gravity= 9.8 m/s2

height= ?

a)

1.99 m

b)

199

c)

19.9 m

d)

19 m

24.

Solve

PE= 52 J

mass= ?

gravity= 9.8 m/s2

height= 18 m

a)

.29 kg

b)

1.76 m

c)

2.9 kg

d)

176.4 m

25.

Figure the PE.

mass= 3 kg

gravity= 9.8m/s2

height= 40m

a)

1176

b)

1716 J

c)

1176 J

d)

1761

26.

Kinetic energy can be calculated using the formula

KE = 1/2mv2. What is the kinetic energy of a bicycle that has a mass of 20 kg and is traveling at a velocity of 10 m/sec?

a)

10 J

b)

100 J

c)

1000 J

d)

10000 J

27.

Choose the answer that has the most ELASTIC POTENTIAL energy.

a)

a rubber band pulled back all the way

b)

a rubber band pulled back part of the way

c)

a rubber band laying on a table

28.

Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

a)

A ball sitting on the ground

b)

Moon viewed from the Earth

c)

An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

d)

A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

29.

How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

a)

Make the object larger

b)

Lower the object towards the ground

c)

Raise the object farther off the ground

d)

Allow the object to roll on the ground

30.

What is the kinetic energy of a 1,600kg Mustang travelling at 15 m/s (33mph)

a)

180000 J

b)

294 J

c)

1225 J

d)

3920000 J