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Energy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy stored by something that can stretch or compress.

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

potential energy

2.

Energy stored in chemical bonds.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

chemical potential energy

c)

elastic potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

3.

Energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth’s surface.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

gravitational potential energy

d)

mechanical energy

4.

What is the unit of measurement for potential energy?

a)

Watts

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

5.

I have the most potential energy if I am:

a)

5 feet high

b)

10 feet high

c)

15 feet high

d)

20 feet high

6.

The acceleration due to gravity (on Earth) is _____

a)

98 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

c)

9.8 m/s

d)

0.98 m/s

7.
A leopard with a mass of 55.00 kg climbs 12.0 m up a tree. What is its GPE?
a)
6,468 J
b)
660 J
c)
4.58 J
d)
0.22 J
8.
Roger Federer’s tennis ball has a mass of 0.3 kg. If he holds the ball above the ground at a height of 2.0 m to serve, what is its gravitational potential energy (GPE)?
a)
5.88 J
b)
0.6 J
c)
6.67 J
d)
0.15 J
9.
Gravity on Jupiter is 24.79 m/s2. If a 5 kg box is 32 m above the surface of Jupiter, calculate the GPE of the box.
a)
160 J
b)
3,966.4 J
c)
158.66 J
d)
6.45 J
10.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked on a steep hill

b)

a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

a picture hanging on the wall

d)

a piece of coal before it's burned

11.

Kinetic energy is...

a)

energy carried in ultraviolet waves

b)

energy stored in food

c)

energy in motion

d)

energy from splitting an atom

12.
What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy?
a)
Watts
b)
Joules
c)
Newtons
d)
Meters
13.

A bicycle and a person with a total mass of 80 kg are traveling at a velocity of 7 m/s. What is their kinetic energy?

a)

156,800 J

b)

1,960 J

c)

0.82 J

d)

7,840 J

14.

What is the kinetic energy of a 4kg shotput thrown with a velocity of 13m/s?

a)

676 J

b)

3.25 J

c)

17J

d)

338 J

15.
How much kinetic energy does a moving 6 kg object have if it moves with a velocity of 3 m/s?
a)
27 J
b)
18 J
c)
9 J
d)
2 J
16.
What is the kinetic energy of a ball with a mass of 5kg rolling at 10m/s
a)
50 J
b)
5 J
c)
250 J
d)
25 J
17.

Which of the boxes in the image are at thermal equilibrium? Choose all that apply.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

Which of the boxes shows the correct direction of heat transfer? Choose all that apply.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

If you added ice (0oC) to a glass of water (15oC) how would the heat move between the ice & water?

a)

from the ice to the water

b)

from the water to the ice

20.

If you added a can of Coke (20oC) to a fridge (5oC), at what temperature would heat stop moving?

a)

when the coke is at 10 degrees and the fridge is at 5 degrees.

b)

When the coke is at at 6 degrees and the fridge is at 6 degrees

c)

When the coke is at at 5 degrees and the fridge is at 15 degrees

d)

When the coke is at at 20 degrees and the fridge is at 5 degrees

21.

The skater starts 8 meters above the ground. At which point does the skater have the most potential energy?

a)

8 meters

b)

6 meters

c)

4 meters

d)

0 meters

22.

The skater starts 8 meters above the ground. At which point does the skater have the most kinetic energy?

a)

6 meters

b)

4 meters

c)

2 meters

d)

0 meters

23.

The skater starts 8 meters above the ground. At which point on the ramp does the skater's total energy change when starting from 8 meters?

a)

8 meters

b)

4 meters

c)

2 meters

d)

The skater's total energy doesn't change.

24.

Which point has the most kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which point has the least kinetic energy

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D