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New Year Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kinetic or Potential?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

2.

Throwing a ball.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

3.

Kinetic or potential?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

4.

An airplane flying.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

5.

Kinetic or potential?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

6.

A rock at the top of a hill.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

7.

Kinetic or potential?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

8.

Someone jogging on a path.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

9.

Kinetic or potential?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

10.

A thick stretched rubber band.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

11.

Kinetic or potential?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

12.

An orange hanging from a tree.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

13.

Kinetic or potential?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

14.

A book on top of a shelf.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

15.

What is potential energy?

a)

The energy an object has due to its position or condition.

b)

The energy an object has due to its motion.

c)

The energy an object has due to its chemical composition.

d)

The energy as object has due to its atomic structure.

16.

You throw a ball into the air as shown in the diagram. At what point does the ball have the most potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

17.

Elastic potential energy is energy stored in an object, such as a spring, due to the object being stretched or compressed. In which position is it most likely that the spring has lost its elastic potential energy?

a)

W

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

Z

18.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
19.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
21.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
22.

Which type of energy would represent an object that is still at rest?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

23.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
24.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
25.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
26.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
27.

When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low kinetic energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

28.
Which is not a type of simple machines?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
29.
Work is
a)
energy from the sun
b)
a force that moves an object
c)
a type of machine
d)
a force that pulls you towards the Earth
30.
What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar?
a)
lever
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wheel and axle
31.
What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?
a)
fulton
b)
fulcrum
c)
furmen
d)
falcon
32.
What type of simple machine is found on the floor of a bathtub?
a)
screw
b)
inclined plane
c)
wedge
d)
pulley
33.
Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a)
skateboard
b)
broom
c)
stairs
d)
butter knife
34.
A screw is made up of _________ wrapped around a post or rod.
a)
treads
b)
springs
c)
threads
d)
strings
35.
Which of these is not an example of an inclined plane?
a)
ladder
b)
stairs
c)
wall
d)
driveway
36.
Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a)
a boy runs across a football field
b)
a banker counts money
c)
a mother puchses a stroller up a ramp into a building
d)
a girl eats a sandwich
37.
Thomas is using a screwdriver to pry open a paint can,  The screwdriver is being used as
a)
a pulley
b)
an inclined plane
c)
a screw
d)
a lever
38.
Which is a characteristic of simple machines?
a)
they run on electricity
b)
they take a long time to make
c)
they have few or not moving parts
d)
they are not very large
39.
Which type of simple machine would be found on the bottom of a wagon?
a)
a pulley
b)
a screw
c)
a wedge
d)
a wheel and axle
40.
What two parts might make a pulley?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
wheel and wire
c)
wheel and screw
d)
wheel and fulcrum
41.
Which  simple machine is found on the head of an ax?
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screw
42.
The seesaw is an example of which simple machine?
a)
incline plane
b)
wedge
c)
lever
d)
pulley
43.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
44.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
45.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
46.
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move is known as 
a)
effort
b)
potential 
c)
kinetic 
d)
work 
47.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.  
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane 
48.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
49.
How does a pulley make work easier? 
a)
It changes the direction of the input force.
b)
It changes the distance over which the input force is applied.
c)
It changes the amount of the input force applied 
d)
It changes direction and increases the effect of your input force
50.
Josh is pushing wood in a wheelbarrow. What 3 simple machines are in use?
a)
inclined plane, screw, pulley
b)
inclined plane, lever, wheel and axle 
c)
inclined plane, screw, wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane, wheel and axle, pulley
51.
What two simple machines make up scissors?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
lever and wedge
c)
wedge and inclined plans
d)
inclined plane and lever
52.
Mr. Smith uses a ramp to load a heavy box onto the back of his truck. By using the ramp, instead of just lifting the box, Mr. Smith ____________.
a)
needs to do less force
b)
does less work
c)
has a harder job to do
d)
does more work
53.
A elevator is a pulley system. How does an elevator make work easier?
a)
It changes the amount of force needed
b)
It changes the type of force needed to lift the load
c)
It changes the direction of the force needed to do work
d)
It changes the weight of the load on which work is to be done. 
54.
There are six major types of simple machines. Which of the following are all simple machines?
a)
lever ,wedge, inclined plane
b)
wheel and axle, screw, light
c)
magnet, wedge, inclined plane
d)
motor, inclined plane, wheel and axle 

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