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Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

a)

Height (position)

b)

Mass

c)

Speed

d)

Friction

2.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

3.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

4.

Kinetic energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

a)

Height (position)

b)

Mass

c)

Speed

d)

Friction

5.
Gasoline in a car tank (car is not on).
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
6.

The equation KE = 1⁄2 mass x velocity2 is used to find which type of energy?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

7.

The equation PE = mass x gravity x height is used to find which type of energy?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

8.

Which of these has the most potential energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

The Lay 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

10.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy decreasing as the gravitational potential energy increases?

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

11.

What is the correct unit for energy?

a)

meters (m)

b)

kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)

c)

Newtons (N)

d)

Joules (J)

12.

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.

a)

250,000 J

b)

2,450,000 J

c)

2,451,663 J

d)

248 J

13.

Lilly's cat ran through your yard. The cat has a mass of 5 kg. He is running at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the cat as he runs?

a)

8.5 J

b)

45 J

c)

7.5 J

d)

22.5 J

14.

Alice kicks a soccer ball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves the ground moving 30 meters per second. What is the kinetic energy of the soccer ball?

a)

567 J

b)

900 J

c)

945 J

d)

30 J

15.

Ty lifts a set of 1250kg weights a vertical distance of 2m in a weight lifting contest. What Potential Energy do the weights now possess?

a)

12,789 Joules

b)

24,500 Joules

c)

4,500 Joules

16.

If the 0.3 kg marble was moving at 6 m/s at the bottom of the ramp, how much kinetic energy did the marble have? (KE = 1/2mv2)

a)

5.4 J

b)

1.8 J

c)

3 J

d)

6 J

17.

A 50.0 kg cheetah is running at a speed of 26.83 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

a)

1341.5 J

b)

17996.2 J

c)

35388.8 J

d)

67075 J

18.

If the marble had a mass of 0.3kg and the hill was 2.3 m tall, how much potential energy did it have at the top of the ramp?

a)

2.3 J

b)

0.23 J

c)

6.76 J

d)

5.2 J

19.

What does conservation of energy mean?

a)

Total energy increases

b)

Total energy decreases

c)

Total energy in the universe stays the same

20.

If the marble hits a basketball which makes the tennis ball roll across the lab table, what kind of energy transfer happened?

a)

kinetic-potential

b)

kinetic-kinetic

c)

kinetic-electrical

d)

kinetic-thermal

21.

Which of the following are examples of chemical energy?

a)

food

b)

batteries

c)

toasters

d)

rubberbands

e)

rubberbands

22.

What type of energy do we get from the food we eat?

a)

light

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

sound

23.

What type of energy is stored in the chemical bonds of substances?

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Elastic Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

24.

What type of energy is found in the nucleus of atoms?

a)

nuclear energy

b)

electric energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

sound energy

25.

A flock of sheep are grazing in a field. As they eat, the sheep break down the molecules in the grass, which releases energy. Which form of energy is stored in the grass?

a)

elastic energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

thermal energy

26.

Energy stored in a flexed, strecthed, or compressed object

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

elastic potential energy

27.

Particles move faster at _______ temperatures than ________ temperatures.

a)

higher, lower

b)

lower, higher

28.

At which point of the roller coaster is potential energy the greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

29.

What effect does increasing the mass of an object have on its gravitational potential energy?

a)

Increases the potential energy

b)

Decreases the potential energy

c)

Has no effect on the potential energy

d)

Initially increases then decreases the potential energy

30.

What is changed to increase the potential energy of an object being dropped?

a)

Temperature

b)

Gravity

c)

Height

d)

Volume

31.

Which type of potential energy is stored in the bonds of chemical compounds?

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Elastic Potential Energy

c)

Chemical Potential Energy

d)

Electrical Potential Energy

32.
Which of the following statements about an apple falling from a tree is true?
a)
Its kinetic energy decreases and its potential energy increases.
b)
Its potential energy decreases and its kinetic energy increases.
c)
Its kinetic and potential energies remain constant.
d)
Its mechanical energy increases.
33.

Which has more gravitational potential energy?

a)

A 0.25 kg apple sitting on a countertop 1 meters off the ground

b)

A 1000 kg car sitting the driveway on the ground.

c)

They have the same gravitational potential energy