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K and P energy

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement is TRUE?

a)

Energy can be created

b)

Energy can be destroyed

c)

Energy can be transformed

d)

Energy can be made

2.

What is POTENTIAL energy?

a)

Energy that is stored, waiting to be used

b)

Energy that is in motion, being used

c)

Energy that is transformed, in motion

d)

Energy that is destroyed

3.

What is KINETIC energy?

a)

Energy that is stored, waiting to be used

b)

Energy in motion

c)

Energy being destroyed

d)

Energy being created to use

4.

Which of the following is an example of POTENTIAL energy?

a)

A dog running down the street

b)

An airplane flying in the sky

c)

A bowling ball rolling down the bowling land

d)

A rubber band being stretched and held

5.

Which of the following is an example of KINETIC energy?

a)

A football thrown and released into the air

b)

A rubber band being stretched and held

c)

A book sitting on a shelf

d)

A child sitting at the top of a slide

6.

Which statement is true?

a)

The more potential energy an object has, the more kinetic energy it will have

b)

The more kinetic energy an object has, the more potential energy it will have

c)

Energy can be created

d)

Energy can be destroyed

7.

What is one way you can change an object's potential energy?

a)

You cannot change its potential energy

b)

Change the state of matter

c)

Increase the height to change its position

d)

Change the shape of the object

8.

What is one way you change an object's potential energy?

a)

Change the shape of the object

b)

Increase the mass to make it heavier

c)

Change the state of matter

d)

Change the color of the object

9.

Which object will have the greatest potential energy?

a)

A book on the bottom shelf

b)

A book in the trash can

c)

A book on the floor

d)

A book on the top shelf

10.

At which point will a roller coaster have the greatest potential energy?

a)

At the top of the biggest hill

b)

Going down the smallest hill

c)

At the bottom of the hill

d)

At the bottom of a loop

11.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
same
12.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
13.
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 
14.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
15.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
16.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
17.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
19.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
20.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
21.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
24.
Which of the following is an exmaple of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?
a)
a person parachuting out of a plane
b)
a car racing around an oval track
c)
a person skiing down a hill
d)
a person walking up a hill
25.
Which is an example of potential energy?
a)
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
b)
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
c)
releasing the strings on a guitar
d)
an electric current lighting a light bulb
26.

Choose the BEST answer that is an example of an energy transformation from potential energy to kinetic energy.

a)

a ball standing still then rolling down a ramp

b)

a picture hanging on the wall

c)

a swing swaying back and forth

d)

a coat hanging on a hook

27.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 
28.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place.
a)
Potential energy is changed into kinetic energy.
b)
Kinetic energy is changed into potential energy.
c)
Chemical energy is changed into heat energy.
d)
Heat energy is changed into chemical energy. 
29.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum (most) kinetic energy?
a)
At the top of each hill.
b)
As you go down each hill.
c)
At the bottom of each hill.
d)
As you go up each hill.
30.
As a bird flies lower to the ground to land in a tree the energy in the bird is _______________. 
a)
decreasing
b)
increasing 
c)
not changing 
31.
Mrs. Bush had a kitchen cabinet with three shelves in it. On the top shelf Mrs. Bush had short glasses, on the middle shelf she had large glasses, and on the bottom shelf she had plates. Which item has the least amount of potential energy? 
a)
short glasses
b)
large glasses
c)
plates
d)
they have the same amount of energy
32.
Mrs. Bush had a kitchen cabinet with three shelves in it. On the top shelf Mrs. Bush had short glasses, on the middle shelf she had large glasses, and on the bottom shelf she had plates. Which item has the most potential energy? 
a)
short glasses
b)
large glasses
c)
plates
d)
They have the same amount of energy
33.
Does a bike rider have more potential energy at the top of the hill before he begins his ride or at the bottom of the hill after he has finished his ride? 
a)
the same amount at the top and the bottom 
b)
bottom of the hill 
c)
top of the hill
34.
Describe the energy in this picture.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Potential and Kinetic
d)
The slinky has no energy.
35.
Describe the energy in this picture.
a)
Gravitational Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Elastic Potential
d)
No Energy
36.
Describe the energy in this picture.
a)
Gravitational Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Elastic Potential
d)
No Energy
37.
Describe the energy transformation in this picture.
a)
Potential to Kinetic
b)
Kinetic to Potential
c)
No transformation - it's all potential.
d)
No transformation - it's all kinetic.
38.
What happens to energy?
a)
It is created.
b)
It is destroyed.
c)
It is transformed.
d)
Nothing changes.
39.
What word best describes Kinetic Energy?
a)
Stored
b)
Motion
c)
Elastic
d)
Gravity
40.
What word best describes potential energy?
a)
Stored
b)
Motion
41.
At which position would the roller coaster be transforming kinetic energy to potential energy?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
C to D
d)
No such transformation.
42.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
43.

If these are all moving at the same speed, the vehicle with the greatest KE would be

(Think about their sizes)

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):


flashlight turned off

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

45.

Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

a)

A lamp that is turned off

b)

A bike parked at the top of a hill

c)

a ball thrown across the yard

d)

Fallen leaves laying on the ground below a tree

46.

Students are investigating changes from potential to kinetic energy by rolling a marble down a ramp made by propping up a plastic ruler on a book and letting it roll down.

Which of the following will change the potential energy the marble starts with?

a)

Adding more books beneath the ruler to increase its height

b)

Pushing the marble down the ramp

c)

Switching the plastic ruler with a wooden one

d)

Replacing the marble with a rock

47.

Sammy studied kinetic and potential energy by observing apples on a tree during a field investigation. What type of energy do the apples on the tree have?

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

gravitational potential energy

d)

sound energy

48.

What is it called when one type of energy changes to another type of energy?

a)

constant

b)

a Joule

c)

energy transformation

d)

total energy

49.

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

50.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
51.

Which among the two has more potential energy?

a)

yellow skier

b)

blue skier

c)

none of the two

52.

What type of energy does a trampoline have?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Gravitational Potential

c)

Elastic Potential

d)

Chemical Potential

e)

No Energy

53.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but it can change from one form to another.

a)

created, destroyed

b)

gravity, force

c)

heat, created

54.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
55.

What kind of potential energy do we get from food?

a)

chemical

b)

gravitational

c)

electric

d)

elastic

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