Worksheets9AD_Energy_Conservation_Roller_Coaster_Period _1_Week_2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
is the energy possessed by an object because of its motion.
a)
Power
b)
Force
c)
energy
d)
kinetic energy
2.
A ______ is a push or a pull acting upon an object
a)
Acceleration
b)
force
c)
friction
d)
energy
3.
What force caused your cart to slow down?
a)
friction
b)
applying force
c)
gravity
d)
gravity and friction
4.
When the cart started rolling the energy transformation was ______.
a)
Potential to kinetic
b)
Kinetic to potential
c)
No energy was transformed
d)
Totally awesome dude!!!!!!
5.
If a drop is steeper, the roller coaster will go...
a)
Faster
b)
Crash
c)
Slower
d)
Stop
6.
Where does the most potential energy exist on a roller coaster?
a)
The top of the coaster
b)
The bottom of the coaster
c)
The middle of the coaster
d)
It is the same anywhere on the coaster
7.
What force causes the carts to slow down?
a)
friction
b)
applying force
c)
gravity
d)
gravity and friction
8.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
9.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
10.
At which position does the cart have the MOST potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
At which position is potential energy the greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
12.
At which position is kinetic energy the greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
13.
At which point does the water in the waterfall have the greatest gravitational potential energy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
When is the roller coaster increasing its kinetic energy?
a)
When it goes down the first hill
b)
when it goes up the first incline
15.
As the roller coaster moves from the top of the hill to the bottom of the hill, is its potential energy increasing or deceasing?
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing
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