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WorksheetsIPC PE and KE
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins
A bicyclist pedaling is a type of...
kinetic energy
potential energy
An archer with her bow drawn is a type of...
kinetic energy
potential energy
A baseball thrown to second base is a type of...
kinetic energy
potential energy
The chemical bonds in sugar are a type of...
kinetic energy
potential energy
The wind blowing through your hair is a type of...
kinetic energy
potential energy
Sitting in the top of a tree is a type of...
kinetic energy
potential energy
A bowling ball rolling down the alley is a type of...
kinetic energy
potential energy
Potential energy is _____ proportional to the _____ of an object.
inversely, mass
inversely, height
directly, speed
directly, height
If we double (x2) the height of an object, its potential energy will...
quarter (x1/4)
halve (x1/2)
double (x2)
quadruple (x4)
If we triple (x3) the height of an object, its potential energy will...
become 1/4 the original
become 1/3 the original
triple (x3)
quadruple (x4)
If we halve (x1/2) the height of an object, its potential energy will...
become 1/4 the original
become 1/2 the original
double (x2)
quadruple (x4)
Kinetic energy is _____ proportional to the _____ of velocity.
directly, amount
directly, square
directly, cube
inversely, square
If we double (x2) the speed of an object, its kinetic energy will...
quarter (x1/4)
halve (x1/2)
double (x2)
quadruple (x4)
If we triple (x3) the speed of an object, its kinetic energy will...
become 1/9 the original
become 1/3 the original
triple (x3)
become 9x the original (x9)
If we halve (x1/2) the speed of an object, its kinetic energy will...
become 1/4 the original
become 1/2 the original
double (x2)
quadruple (x4)
A ramp is 0.5 m high. What is a 30 kg child's gravitational potential energy at the top of the ramp?
3.75 J
4.9 J
15 J
147 J
Determine the kinetic energy of an 80 kg skydiver falling at a terminal speed of 55 m/s.
2200 J
43,120 J
121,000 J
242,000 J
Determine the kinetic energy of a 1000 kg roller coaster moving with a speed of 20 m/s.
10,000 J
196,000 J
200,000 J
400,000 J
A baby carriage is sitting at the top of a hill that is 21 m high. The mass of the carriage with the baby is 1.2 kg. What is the carriage's gravitational potential energy?
25.2 J
246.96 J
264.6 J
529.2 J
A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. Calculate the car's kinetic energy.
20 J
560 J
22,400 J
896,000 J
Conservation of energy means that
energy can be created but not destroyed
energy can be destroyed but not created
energy can be both created and destroyed
energy can be neither created nor destroyed
Kinetic energy can be described as
energy in motion
stored energy
a chemical reaction
connected energy
A bicycle rider is traveling up a hill. When the rider reaches the top of the hill, she stops to rest. Then she travels down the hill. Which statement correctly describes the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the bicycle rider?
As the rider moves up the hill, her kinetic energy increases, and her potential energy decreases.
As the rider reaches the bottom of the hill, her kinetic energy and her potential energy decrease.
When the rider is at the top of the hill, her potential energy is the greatest, and her kinetic energy is the least.
When the rider goes down the hill, her potential energy increases, and her kinetic energy decreases.
As a boulder rolls from the top of a hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change?
Potential and kinetic energy both increase.
Potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases.
Potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases.
Potential and kinetic energy both increase.
Sammy studied kinetic and potential energy by observing apples on a tree during a field investigation. What type of energy do the apples on the tree have?
elastic potential energy
mechanical energy
gravitational potential energy
sound energy
If a green golf ball is dropped from a height of 7 feet and a yellow golf ball is dropped from a height of 12 feet, which ball has greater potential energy before it is released?
yellow
green
Both have the same amount of potential energy.
Neither will have more potential energy than the other.
When a tennis ball is dropped, potential energy is destroyed and kinetic energy is created.
True
False
Describe the energy in the picture.
Gravitational Potential
Kinetic
Elastic Potential
No energy.
A ball is released from rest at position 1. The diagram shows the ball in four positions as it rolls along a track from left to right. In which position does the ball have its minimum gravitational potential energy and maximum kinetic energy?
1
2
3
4
The illustration shows a roller coaster and indicates four different positions the car might be at as it moves along the track.
At which point in the roller coaster's journey would it's potential energy be changing to kinetic energy
Z-Y
Y-X
W-X
At which point will the roller coaster have the greatest amount of potential energy?
A
B
C
D
What is the correct unit for energy?
meters (m)
kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)
Newtons (N)
Joules (J)
What is the equation for calculating gravitational potential energy
mv
1/2 mv^2
mgh
Ft
Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.
250,000 J
2,450,000 J
2,451,663 J
248 J
If the 0.3 kg marble was moving at 6 m/s at the bottom of the ramp, how much kinetic energy did the marble have? (KE = 1/2mv2)
5.4 J
1.8 J
3 J
6 J
Lilly's cat ran through your yard. The cat has a mass of 5 kg. He is running at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the cat as he runs? (KE = 1/2mv2)
8.5 J
45 J
7.5 J
22.5 J
A 50kg (100lb) person is running at 7m/s (about 16 mph). How much kinetic energy do they have?
1225 J
180000 J
294 J
3920000 J
What is the unit for distance?
kilogram (kg)
meter (m)
Newton (N)
Joule (J)
What is the unit for force?
kilogram (kg)
meter (m)
Newton (N)
Joule (J)
What is the formula for kinetic energy?
distance / time
mass x acceleration
velocity / time
½(mass) x (velocity)2
(mass) x (acceleration of gravity) x (height)
In the equation PE = mgh, what does the “g” mean?
Acceleration due to gravity
Force of gravity
Weight of the object
At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?
W
X
Y
Z
