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WorksheetsKinetic and Potential Energy
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
The energy of motion
Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
What is stored energy?
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
A scientific law stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
The Law of Potential Energy
The Law of Kinetic Energy
The Law of Conservation of Energy
As speed increases, kinetic energy
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
A ball travels 30 m in 5 s. What is the speed of the ball?
6
6 m/s
6 J
150 m/s
If a 4 kg cat is running at 3 m/s what is its kinetic energy?
18 J
18
12
12 J
The roller coaster car pictured here has
100% Potential Energy
0% Kinetic Energy
75% Potential Energy
25% Kinetic Energy
50% Potential Energy
50% Kinetic Energy
0% Potential Energy
100% Kinetic Energy
A ball rolling 15 m in 3 s has a speed of
45
45 m/s
5
5 m/s
What is the unit used for time?
minutes
seconds
hours
If there are 34 J of potential energy in a system that contains 100 J of total energy, how much kinetic energy is there?
66
66 J
34 J
100 J
What can you say about the potential energy of the two sleds shown above?
Sled B has more potential energy.
There is not enough information to know which sled has more potential energy.
The two sleds have the same potential energy.
Sled A has more potential energy.
Car 1 and Car 2 have the same mass. Which of the following statements is true?
Car 1 has the most kinetic energy because it is moving at a faster rate of speed.
Car 2 has the least amount of kinetic energy because it is actually smaller than car one.
Car 2 has the most kinetic energy because it is moving at a slower rate of speed.
Car 1 has the least amount of kinetic energy because it is moving at a faster rate of speed.
Which of the following is a correct statement?
Both the mass and speed of an object affect the amount of kinetic energy it will have.
Only the speed of an object affects the amount of kinetic energy it will have.
Only the mass of an object affects the amount of kinetic energy it will have.
Neither the mass nor speed of an object affects the amount of kinetic energy; only the height of the object.
Why does a brick that is thrown into the air fall back down?
Gravity acts upon it.
Friction acts upon it.
none of these
Light acts upon it.
always on the x axis
dependent variable
responding variable
independent variable
affected variable
Levels of kinetic energy are most influenced by:
Mass
Speed
Distance
Time
What unit does mass need to be in for the kinetic energy formula?
Grams
Kilograms
Milligrams
Centigrams
At the top of the highest point/peak on a roller coaster, how is the energy split between potential and kinetic energy?
100% PE, 0% KE
0% PE, 100% KE
50% PE, 50% KE
25% PE, 75% KE
Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?
point W
point X
point y
point z
Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?
point W
point X
point y
point z
A graph showing the kinetic energy of a 10 kg object at different speeds is provided. Based on the information in the graph, we can predict that the kinetic energy of the object at 2 m/s would be ...
0 J
5 J
20 J
60 J
Which of the following can be concluded from the graph?
When speed increases, kinetic energy decreases.
Kinetic energy does NOT depend upon speed.
Speed has a small effect on the amount of kinetic energy.
Speed has a big effect on kinetic energy.
A diver standing on top of a diving platform that is 20 meters above the pool dives off the platform. Describe the transfer of energy that occurs during the fall.
Kinetic energy changes to potential energy
Chemical energy changes to potential energy
Potential energy changes to kinetic energy
Potential energy is destroyed. Kinetic energy is created
The image below shows four soccer balls at different locations on an uneven soccer field. Which ball has the greatest amount of KINETIC energy?
Ball A
Ball B
Ball C
Ball D
Where does this roller coaster have the MOST KINETIC energy?
A
B
C
D
When Gabriel sleds down this hill, when is his Kinetic Energy the LEAST?
1
2
3
4
Distance/time=?
kinetic eneregy
potential energy
speed
mass
Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.
true
false
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
more
less
Which has a greater impact on KE?
mass
speed
Water falling down a waterfall –
Has potential energy that changes to kinetic energy
Has kinetic energy that changes to potential energy
Only has kinetic energy
Only has potential energy
The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy equals
work
transformation
total energy
chemical energy
What is the kinetic energy of a 4kg shotput thrown with a velocity of 13m/s
676 J
52 J
17J
338 J
What is the kinetic energy of a ball with a mass of 5kg rolling at 10m/s
50 J
500 J
250 J
25 J
What is the unit for mass?
Joules (J)
Kilograms (kg)
Meters (m)
Meters per Second (m/s)
What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?
S = d / t
KE = 1/2 * m * v2
A 1 kg bird flies south at 4 m/s. What is its KE?
2 m/s
8 J
2 J
4 J
A 65,000 kg train travels to New York at 24 m/s. What is the train's Kinetic Energy?
2708.9 m/s
65,000 kg
24 m/s
18,720,000 J
A 1,000 kg sports car drives straight at a speed of 200 m/s. How much KE does it have?
40,000,000 J
20,000,000 J
2,000 J
1,000 J
Steve, Mary, Annie, and James hit four identical tennis balls with a racket. The diagram below shows the top speed at which each tennis ball moved when it was hit.
Based on the diagram, which of the following is true about the tennis balls when they were at their top speed?
James's ball had the most kinetic energy.
Steve's ball had the most kinetic energy.
Mary's ball had the most kinetic energy.
Annie's ball had the most kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. How could you determine how much kinetic energy an object has?
by finding its height and width
by finding its speed and direction
by finding its position and form
by finding its mass and speed
Juniper and her cousins are racing model cars they have built. Based on the table below, whose car has the most kinetic energy as it rolls down the road?
Kylie
Craig
Sheldon
Juniper
A pitching machine is used to pitch two balls. The speed of both balls is 94 km/hr.
The mass of one ball is 5 grams, and the mass of the other ball is 50 grams. Since both balls are traveling at the same speed, which of the following is true?
Neither ball has any kinetic energy.
The 5-gram ball has more kinetic energy than the 50-gram ball.
The balls have the same kinetic energy.
The 50-gram ball has more kinetic energy than the 5-gram ball.
The diagram below shows two boulders that are rolling down a mountain slope.
The mass of one boulder is 1,000 kilograms, and the mass of the other boulder is 50 kilograms. If both of the boulders are moving at the same speed, which of the following statements is true when both reach point A before touching the ground?
The 1,000-kg boulder has more kinetic energy than the 50-kg boulder.
The 50-kg boulder has more kinetic energy than the 1,000-kg boulder.
Neither boulder has any kinetic energy.
The boulders have the same kinetic energy.
A small car is traveling at a speed of 60 mph on the highway. In the next lane, a large passenger bus is traveling at the same speed.
Which of the following is true?
The car and the bus have potential energy, not kinetic energy.
The car and bus have the same amount of kinetic energy.
The car has more kinetic energy than the bus.
The bus has more kinetic energy than the car.
Two cars that are identical except for their color are traveling on the same road.
The red car is traveling at a speed of 78 km/hr, and the blue car is traveling at a speed of 106 km/hr. Which of the following statements is true?
Neither car has any kinetic energy.
The red car has more kinetic energy than the blue car.
The blue car has more kinetic energy than the red car.
The cars have the same kinetic energy.
Daniel and Robert went rowing. While Robert was rowing at a speed of 8 km/h, Daniel was rowing at a speed of 10 km/h in the opposite direction.
If the masses of the boats and their rowers are equal, which of the following is a true statement about their kinetic energies?
Only Robert has kinetic energy because he is rowing in the forward direction.
Robert has more kinetic energy than Daniel.
Daniel has more kinetic energy than Robert.
Only Daniel has kinetic energy because his energy cancels out Robert’s.
Two motorboats are traveling down a river. Motorboat 1 has a mass of 6,000 kg, and motorboat 2 has a mass of 1,500 kg. The graph below shows the kinetic energies of the boats as they gain speed.
If both boats gain speed at the same rate, why does motorboat 1 have more kinetic energy?
It sits up higher in the water.
It has more mass.
It encounters more air resistance.
Its length is greater.
Francis throws the same ball three different times. The diagram below shows the top speed at which the ball traveled during each throw.
Based on this information, which of the following statements is true?
The ball had the same kinetic energy during all three throws.
The ball had the most kinetic energy during the second throw.
The ball had the most kinetic energy during the first throw.
The ball had the most kinetic energy during the third throw.
The following graph shows the kinetic energy of a roller coaster car as it passes through a loop.
What was the most likely cause for the rise in kinetic energy after 2.5 seconds?
The roller coaster was pulled with decreasing gravitational force.
The roller coaster began speeding up.
The roller coaster started gaining elevation.
The roller coaster began slowing down.
A scientist is studying asteroid impacts in space. For his current study, he chose four asteroids, which are on the course of collision with other asteroids. The table given below summarizes the characteristics of the four asteroids.
Based on it, which asteroid has the greatest kinetic energy?
asteroid X
asteroid W
asteroid Y
asteroid Z
Andrea and the other members of the tennis team are practicing hitting tennis balls. If two people hit identical balls at the same time, which ball has the most kinetic energy?
the ball that travels the farthest distance from the ground
the ball that stops moving first
the ball that moves at the fastest speed
the ball that lands the shortest distance away
Energy can not be _______.
transformed
converted/changed
created or destroyed
used
In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?
Match the description to the graph:
"The car is coming back."
Match the description to the graph:
"The car is traveling at a constant speed."
Segment B-C The bus is _________________.
at rest
returning (to original position)
moving forward
