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POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the factor that most affect the kinetic energy of an object in motion?

a)

FORCE

b)

WEIGHT

c)

SPEED

d)

VELOCITY

2.
Can you create or destroy energy?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
only if you are really strong
3.

THE HEIGHT FROM THE GROUND IS A FACTOR OF ______

a)

POTENTIAL ENERGY

b)

KINETIC ENERGY

c)

HYDROELECTRICITY

d)

LIGHT ENERGY

4.

FACTOR THAT AFFECT BOTH POTENTIAL ENERGY AND KINETIC ENERGY

a)

VELOCITY

b)

MASS

c)

ACCELERATION

d)

HEIGHT FROM THE GROUND

5.

FORMULA OF POTENTIAL ENERGY IS:

a)

½mv²

b)

mv

c)

gv

d)

mgh

6.

UNIT OF ENERGY IS:

a)

VOLTS

b)

JOULE

c)

WATTS

d)

NO UNIT

7.

A CAR IS AT REST. THE KINETIC ENERGY IS EQUAL TO:

a)

ZERO

b)

NON-ZERO

c)

9.8m/s²

d)

CANNOT BE DETERMINED

8.

WHAT IS THE CONSTANT RATE OF ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY?

a)

0.98m/s²

b)

98m/s²

c)

0.000098m/s²

d)

9.8m/s²

9.

THE VELOCITY OF THE CAR IS QUADRUPLED,

WHAT IS THE TOTAL VELOCITY?

a)

16 times as large

b)

9 times large

c)

4 times large

d)

Stays the same

10.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ENGLISH PHYSICIST THAT DISCOVERED THE UNIT OF ENERGY OR WORK DONE?

a)

JAMES WATT

b)

ISAAC NEWTON

c)

ALBERT EINSTEIN

d)

JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE