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Potential and Kinetic Energy by AMC

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which point has increasing kinetic energy?

a)

Point C

b)

Point A

c)

Point B

d)

Point D

2.

How do you compare the PE of the moving object at the highest point compared to its KE?

a)

PE is greater than KE    

b)

PE is equal to KE

c)

PE is lesser than KE

d)

KE is greater than PE

3.

Which of the following quantities has the greatest influence on the amount of kinetic energy of a car while traveling on a highway?

a)

Mass

b)

size       

c)

speed

d)

weight

4.

Which of the following pair of quantities are the factors that affect kinetic energy?

a)

force and distance

b)

mass and height

c)

mass and speed

d)

time and height

5.

Which point has the greatest potential energy?

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

6.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about potential energy?

a)

It is dependent on the speed of an object.

b)

It does not depend on the mass of the object.

c)

It does not depend on the strength of gravity.

d)

It is affected by the mass and location of an object with respect to the ground.

7.

Which of the following does not affect the amount of potential energy of an object?

a)

Mass

b)

Speed

c)

height or location

d)

strength of gravity

8.

The following applies the concept of potential energy EXCEPT:

a)

water in a dam

b)

a person playing the guitar

c)

a rock sitting at the edge of a cliff

d)

tree branches high up in a tree

9.

What happens to the kinetic energy of an object if its speed is doubled?

a)

twice as much

b)

thrice as much

c)

. increases four times

d)

decreases four times

10.

An object from a certain height falls freely. Which of the following happens to PE and KE when the object is half on its way down?

a)

loses PE and gains KE

b)

gains PE and loses KE

c)

loses both PE and KE

d)

gains both PE and KE