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Energy Unit Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

3.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

4.
A force is a −
a)
push.
b)
pull.
c)
magnet.
d)
push or pull.
5.
To make things move, you need a −
a)
force.
b)
strong magnet.
c)
metal object.
d)
helper.
6.

Which statement best defines Mechanical Energy?

a)

Energy produced by a machine or moving part.

b)

Energy that is produced by an electrical current in a circuit.

c)

Energy from the sun.

d)

Energy that travels in waves due to vibrations.

7.

The energy associated with the motion and position of an object is

a)

A. Electrical Energy

b)

B. Mechanical Energy

c)

C. Light Energy

d)

D. Sound Energy

8.

What are the units for energy?

a)

Watts

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

meters

9.

What has to be true about an object for it to have kinetic energy?

a)

it must be moving

b)

it must be elevated

c)

it must be experiencing a net force

d)

it must be accelerating

10.

Does your desk have kinetic energy right now? Explain and justify your answer.

a)

yes because it is sliding across the room right now

b)

no because it is not moving

c)

yes because it has someone sitting in it

d)

no because it is here on earth

11.
What is potential energy?
a)
the energy an object has due to its position or condition
b)
the energy an object has due to its motions
c)
the energy an object has due to its chemical composition
d)
theh energy an object has due to its atomic structure
12.
When does an object have no kinetic energy?
a)
when it is at rest
b)
when it is moving very slowly
c)
when the only force that is acting on it is gravity
d)
when it has no electrical charge
13.

A slingshot that has been pulled back, but has not been let go.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

14.

A bobsled is moving at its greatest speed around the final turn.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

15.

A grasshopper reaches the highest point in its jump from one plant to another.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

16.

A girl is swinging and she is at her highest point of the swing.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

17.

A cliff diver is just about to jump off an 18 m high cliff.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

18.

When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low kinetic energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

19.

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.
Click to look at the picture. 
The picture is an example of _____ .
a)
gravity
b)
potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
friction
21.
Click to look at the picture.
The picture is demonstrating an example of ______ . 
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
kinetic energy
d)
potential energy
22.

Which number shows kinetic energy at its maximum?

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

five

23.

Which letter shows where is potential energy stored or at its maximum point?

a)

Y

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Z

24.

Which letter shows where kinetic energy is at is highest point?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

Z

25.

Where is kinetic energy at its minimum?

a)

Z

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Y

26.

Where is potential energy at its minimum?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

27.

What numbers show potential energy on this pendulum?

a)

1 and 5

b)

1 and 4

c)

2 and 3

d)

3 and 4

28.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

29.

What is the Kinetic Energy of a 1200 kg object that is moving with a speed of 24 m/s?

(a)  

30.

What is the Kinetic Energy of a 478 kg object that is moving with a speed of 15 m/s?

(a)  

31.

What is the Kinetic Energy of a 100 kg object that is moving with a speed of 12.5 m/s?

(a)  

32.

Which graph correctly shows the relationship between KE and velocity? Remember that KE=1/2mv^2.

a)

A- Direct Relationship

b)

B- Exponential Relationship

c)

C- Approaching Max Relationship

d)

D Exponential Decay

33.

A golf pro swings her driver which weighs 0.15Kg at a velocity of 60 m/s. The KE of the golf club is (a)   J. Type your answer

34.

A 3kg cat is running 6m/s. A 5kg dog is chasing the cat at 6m/s. Which one has more kinetic energy?

(a)  

35.

Mass and speed have a (a)   proportional relationship with kinetic energy.

36.

KE is directly proportional to the square of the object's speed, so it (a)   .

37.

If the speed is doubling, what happens to the kinetic energy?

a)

it doubles

b)

it stays the same

c)

it triples

d)

it quadruples

38.

If the mass is doubling, what happens to the kinetic energy?

a)

it doubles

b)

it stays the same

c)

it triples

d)

it quadruples

39.

An 2 kg apple is hanging in a tree, 3 m off the ground. What is the gravitational potential energy (gravity = 9.8 m/s2) of the apple?

(a)  

40.

Gravitational potential energy depends on the strength of gravity, ________ and ________ of the object.

a)

height and mass

b)

friction and movement

c)

mass and movement

d)

height and friction

41.

Which of the following is the correct equation for calculating an object's gravitational potential energy?

a)

PE = mgh

b)

PE = mg / h

c)

PE = mg + h

d)

PE = gh

42.

There is a clock at the top of a tower that is 45m high. The clock weighs 20 kg. Calculate its potential energy. Remember g=9.8 m/s

(a)  

43.

The world record for pole vaulting is 6.15 m and the vaulter's mass is 82 kg. Calculate the amount of potential energy. Gravity = 9.8

(a)  

44.

Potential energy is...

a)

energy in motion

b)

stored energy

45.

What two factors affect an object's potential energy?

a)

area and volume

b)

area and height

c)

mass and height

d)

mass and velocity

46.

Type of potential energy stored in magnetic fields.

a)

magnetic energy

b)

electric energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

elastic energy

47.

Type of potential energy where energy is stored in the stretch of an object.

a)

magnetic energy

b)

electric energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

elastic energy

48.

Type of potential energy stored in positive and negative electrical charges.

a)

magnetic energy

b)

electric energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

elastic energy

49.

Type of potential energy stored in the bonds between atoms in molecules.

a)

magnetic energy

b)

electric energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

elastic energy

50.

Type of potential energy stored in the height of the object.

a)

gravitational energy

b)

electric energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

elastic energy