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PE and KE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

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.

Definition of KE is ______________

a)

the energy of static

b)

the energy of motion.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

A diver just before she dives off the 30m platform.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

10.

A swimmer in the middle of a 50 m race.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

11.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
12.
A stretched object, such as a rubber band, has _____________
potential energy.
a)
electrical
b)
gravitational
c)
kinetic
d)
elastic
13.
A stretched object, such as a rubber band, has _____________
potential energy.
a)
electrical
b)
gravitational
c)
kinetic
d)
elastic
14.

When does an object have no kinetic energy?

a)

When it's at rest.

b)

When it's moving very slowly.

c)

When the only force that's acting on it is gravity.

d)

When it has no electrical charge.

15.

A book is sitting on a table. Which of the following actions would add to its potential energy?

a)

Sliding it across the table

b)

Opening it to the middle

c)

Dropping it on the floor

d)

Lifting it to a high shelf

16.

Which of the following examples best demonstrates kinetic energy?

a)

A brick lying on the ground

b)

A kite flying across the sky

c)

A television sitting on a table

d)

A curtain hanging in the window

17.

The illustration shows a wooden block being pulled up an inclined plane with a spring scale. What change in the experiment setup would require more force to pull the block up the inclined plane?

a)

Using a much longer inclined plane

b)

Pulling the wooden block more quickly

c)

Reducing the mass of the wooden block

d)

Increasing the height of the inclined plane

18.

Choose the answer that has the most GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL energy

a)

a bird flying 7 kmph 3 meters off the ground

b)

a bird flying 7 kmph 6 meters off the ground

c)

a bird flying 10 kmph 3 meters off the ground

19.

What two factors affect kinetic energy?

a)

mass

b)

speed

c)

height

d)

mass and speed

e)

mass and height

20.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest: 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4