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POTENTIAL AND KINETIC

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The energy transformation for cell phones

a)

Radiant Energy

Sound Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Chemical Potential Energy

1)
2)
3)
2.

Match the following

a)
1.

Chemical Potential Energy

b)
2.

Electrical Energy

c)
3.

Elastic Potential Energy

d)
4.

Nuclear Energy

e)
5.

Gravitational Potential Energy

3.

How are we feeling today?

a)

Like a proton. POSITIVE!

b)

okay!

c)

i got this

d)

im winning

e)

like a champion

4.

stored energy

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

5.

energy in motion

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

6.

energy stored in the bonds of atoms

a)

gravitational

b)

chemical

c)

elastic

d)

nuclear

7.

energy stored in the stretched or compressed objects

a)

gravitational

b)

elastic

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

8.

energy stored in the distance of an object from the ground and the mass of an object.

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

nuclear energy

9.

Match the following

a)
1.

mechanical

b)
2.

sound

c)
3.

radiant

d)
4.

thermal

e)
5.

electrical

10.

energy stored between an object and Earth depends on the object's mass and height.

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

nuclear energy

11.

The energy stored in between the bonds between atoms.

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

chemical potential energy

c)

elastic potential energy

d)

nuclear energy

12.

energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

nuclear energy

13.

Match the picture with the correct form of energy

a)
1.

gravitational potential energy

b)
2.

chemical potential energy

c)
3.

elastic potential energy

d)
4.

electrical energy

e)
5.

radiant energy

14.

the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system of objeects

a)

mechanical energy

b)

sound energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

electric energy

15.

#good vibration. Vibrating objects. The energy that sound carry.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

sound energy

c)

thermal enegy

d)

electric energy

16.

the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object

a)

mechanical

b)

sound

c)

thermal

d)

electric

17.

the energy an electric current carries

a)

mechanical energy

b)

sound energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

electric energy

18.

Examples of gravitational potential energy (more than one answer)

a)

fruits on a tree

b)

car on a hill

c)

stretched rubber band

d)

singing

e)

burning wood

19.

Examples of mechanical energy (more than 1 answer)

a)

running

b)

walking

c)

food

d)

rubberbad

20.

examples of radiant energy

a)

washer

b)

flashlight

c)

sun

d)

spring toy

21.

This quizzez game is

a)

too easy

b)

easy

c)

a little hard

d)

in between

22.

examples of chemical potential energy (more than one)

a)

bow and arrow

b)

natural gas

c)

wood

d)

washer

e)

food

23.

What is the Law of Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be (a) ______ or (b) ________ but can be (c) ____________ from one form to another

a)

a.misused

b.wasted

c.changed

b)

a. adjusted

b.transformed

c.changed

c)

a.created

b.destroyed

c.changed

d)

a. potential

b.kinetic

c.gravitational

24.

write at least 2 examples of mechanical energy

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25.

Give two examples of chemical potential energy

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26.

Give two examples of gravitational potential energy:

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27.

Give one example of elastic potential energy:

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28.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
29.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of work
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of gravity
d)
energy of power
30.

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

false

b)

true

32.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
33.
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
34.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
35.
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 
36.

What is the energy transformation for toaster? ______​ changes into thermal energy

a)

mechanical

b)

electrical

c)

solar

d)

sound

37.

what is the energy transformation for the laptop? electrical energy changes into (a)__________ (batteries) and then into (b)___________.

a)

(a) gravitational energy

(b) elastic

b)

(a)chemical potential energy

(b) light energy

c)

(a) mechanical energy

(b) light energy

d)

(a) sound energy

(b) light energy

38.

what is the energy transformation for your cell phone? When you charge your phone (a) __________ turns into (b) _________ (batteries) then changes into (c) sound ________ and (d) light ___________

a)

a. electrical energy

b. chemical energy

c. sound

d. light

b)

a. mechanical

b. potential

c.kinetic

d. chemical

c)

a. kinetic

b.mechanical

c. kinetic

d. potential

d)

a. potential

b. kinetic

c.kinetic

d.potential

39.

What is the law of conservation of Energy?

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40.

Give 1 example of energy transformation:

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