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The Nature of Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

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1.

Match the following

a)

Kinetic energy

1.

Energy of a spinning bicycle wheel

b)

Chemical Potential Energy

2.

Energy stored in food

c)

Gravitational Potential Energy

3.

Energy stored in a boulder on a mountain

d)

Elastic Potential Energy

4.

Energy stored in a stretched spring

e)

Potential Energy

5.

Energy that is stored

2.

Two baseballs have the same mass. The ball that is closer to the ground has ​ (a)   gravitational potential energy than the other baseball does. Two trucks have the same velocity but different mass. The truck with the greater mass has ​ (b)   kinetic energy than the other truck does.

Choose from the below words
Less
More
3.

(a)   is the ability to cause change

4.

A (a)   is a unit of measure of all forms of energy.

5.

When an object falls, some of its ​ (a)   energy changes to ​ (b)   energy

Choose from the below words
Potential
Kinetic
6.

The energy of food and other fuels is (a)   potential energy

7.

Anything that causes change must have energy

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Kinetic energy is energy in the form of motion.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The joule is the SI unit of energy

a)

True

b)

False

10.

According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can be created or destroyed

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Energy may change from one form to another, but the total amount of energy never changes.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Mechanical energy is the total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system

a)

true

b)

false

13.

A rock at the edge of a 200 m high cliff has more potential energy than an equal-sized rock at the edge of a 600 m high cliff

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The energy stored in foods and fuels is chemical potential energy

a)

True

b)

False

15.

One food calorie is equivalent to about 2,800 joules

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the definition of Kinetic energy? What is the unit of measure and the quantities in calculation?

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17.

What is the definition of gravitational potential energy? What is the unit of measure and the quantities in calculation?

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18.

What is the Kinetic Energy of a 150 kg object that is moving with a speed of 15 m/s?

19.

An object has a kinetic energy of 25 J and a mass of 34 kg , how fast is the object moving?

20.

An object moving with a speed of 35 m/s and has a kinetic energy of 1500 J, what is the mass of the object.