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Student Made Assessment - Energy

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to make things stop

b)

The ability to transform energy

c)

The ability to do work

d)

The ability to hear things

2.

Kinetic energy is...

a)

The movement of molecules and heat

b)

Energy of mass in motion

c)

The capacity for doing work in physics

3.

Kinetic energy depends on

(Choose two)

a)

Mass

b)

Height

c)

Speed

d)

Weight

4.

Potential energy is...

a)

Stored in an object

b)

Active energy

c)

energy with a lot of mass

d)

Partially active energy

5.

This has what type of energy

a)

Elastic

b)

Chemical

c)

Heat

d)

Sound

6.

Energy produced by vibrations is...

a)

light

b)

heat

c)

sound

d)

magnetic

7.

Energy that warms objects is..

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

electric

8.

A ball on the top of a hill is what energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Elemental

d)

Sound

9.

For an object to have kinetic energy it must have...

a)

equilibrium

b)

force applied

c)

motion

d)

potential energy

10.

What car has the most energy?

a)

Orange

b)

Gray

c)

Green

11.

Energy stored in a rubber band is what?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Energy

c)

Heat

d)

Elastic

12.

"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed." Which law is this?

a)

Law of conservation of mass

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Law of conservation of energy

d)

Newton's third law

13.

Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?

a)

Chemical to electric

b)

Kinetic to chemical

c)

Electric to thermal

d)

Thermal to potential

14.

What is energy?

a)

Something that takes up space.

b)

The ability to make something move or change.

c)

Anything that has mass.

15.

What is energy?

a)

Something that takes up space.

b)

The ability to make something move or change.

c)

Anything that has mass.

16.

Kinetic and potential energy are the two types of energy that relate to:

a)

Change

b)

Friction

c)

Density

d)

Motion

17.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

The energy an object has due to its motion.

b)

The energy an object has due its chemical composition.

c)

The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.

18.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
19.
Can energy be destroyed?
a)
no
b)
yes
20.

When is kinetic energy transferred from object to object?

a)

When those objects pass one another

b)

When the first object outweighs the second object

c)

When the first object has more potential energy than the second object

d)

When those objects collide

21.

Energy that is stored in a system or object

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

22.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
23.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
24.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
25.

A skier on top of a mountain is an example of

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Thermal

d)

Sound

26.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
27.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.

How can we increase the gravitational potential energy of the car?

a)

Strap a boulder to the car so that it weighs more.

b)

Keep the length of the hill at 50 m but only 5 m tall.

c)

Take the interior out of the car so that the car has less mass.

d)

Keep the hill at 10 m tall but increase the length of the hill so that the car has farther to roll.

29.

When does an object have NO kinetic energy?

a)

When it's at rest.

b)

When it's moving very slowly.

c)

When it has no electrical charge.

30.

Select all of the objects that have kinetic energy. (You may click more than one object!)

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Which of these has the most potential energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Which of the following has the most kinetic energy?

a)

A car traveling at 80 kph.

b)

A tractor-trailer traveling at 80 kph.

c)

A cheetah running at 80 kph.

d)

A motorcycle traveling at 80 kph.

33.

The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on its:

a)

Mass and volume

b)

volume and friction

c)

mass and speed

d)

speed and density

34.

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

Kinetic and potential energy are the two types of energy that relate to:

a)

Change

b)

Friction

c)

Density

d)

Motion

36.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
37.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill. 
c)
A ball rolling down a hill. 
38.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
39.

What kind of energy is being shown in the picture?

a)

Light

b)

Gravitational

c)

Potential

d)

Kinetic

40.

As the ball is dropped, the potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases however the amount of energy stays the same.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The rock has kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Which is the best example of kinetic energy?

a)

A car sitting on top of a hill

b)

A skateboard on the sidewalk

c)

A wagon rolling down a hill

d)

A powerwheel parked in the yard

43.

What is changed to increase the potential energy of an object being dropped?

a)

Temperature

b)

Gravity

c)

Height

d)

Volume

44.

Which two points have the same potential energy?

a)

U & V

b)

S & T

c)

T & X

d)

S & X

45.

What happens as the ball on the pendulum goes from center to the right in the diagram?

a)

Kinetic energy increases while potential energy decreases

b)

Potential energy increases as kinetic energy decreases

c)

Potential energy increases as kinetic energy increases

d)

Potential and Kinetic energy is lost

46.

How does energy change?

a)

The cart has more kinetic energy at the top than when it is going down the hill.

b)

The cart has potential energy at the top while kinetic energy increases going down.

c)

The cart has potential energy that is lost going down the hill.

d)

The cart has kinetic energy at the top of the hill and no potential energy.

47.

How does energy transfer as the ball is bouncing?

a)

Kinetic, Potential, Potential, Kinetic

b)

Potential, Potential, Kinetic, Kinetic

c)

Kinetic, Kinetic, Potential, Potential

d)

Potential, Kinetic, Kinetic, Potential

48.

Before fruit falls from a tree, how does energy flow?

a)

Potential - Kinetic - Sound

b)

Light - Kinetic - Heat

c)

Potential - Sound - Heat

d)

Solar - Kinetic - Heat

49.

The ball's potential energy is equal to it's mechanical energy.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

A student places an orange on the table then the orange rolls across the table. Which below statement is true?

a)

The orange has potential energy but no kinetic energy at all.

b)

The orange has kinetic energy but no potential energy at all.

c)

The orange has kinetic and potential energy.

d)

The orange has no energy at all.

51.

A toy car is traveling up a ramp. What happens to the energy as it goes up the ramp?

a)

Kinetic energy increases while potential decreases.

b)

Potential energy increases while kinetic decreases.

c)

Both potential and kinetic energy increases.

d)

Both potential and kinetic energy decreases.

52.

Which two types of energy are seen in a roller coaster?

a)

Kinetic & Potential

b)

Potential & Light

c)

Kinetic & Thermal

d)

Kinetic & Chemical

53.

Which position has the most kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

54.

Which type of energy is showing the greatest at the jumper's position?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Kinetic

c)

Potential

d)

Applied

55.

Which position has the highest potential energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

56.

Where does kinetic energy transfer to potential energy?

a)

1 to 2

b)

2 to 3

c)

4 to 5

d)

none

57.

Which position has the most potential energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

58.

Which position has the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4