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Lesson 2 Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of energy is associated with motion?

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Elastic Energy

2.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

a)

A moving car

b)

A stretched rubber band

c)

A swinging baseball bat

d)

A rolling ball

3.

What happens to the potential energy of a rubber band when it is released?

a)

It remains the same

b)

It transforms into kinetic energy

c)

It transforms into chemical energy

d)

It disappears

4.

Which form of potential energy is stored in the bonds between atoms?

a)

Gravitational potential energy

b)

Electrical potential energy

c)

Chemical potential energy

d)

Elastic potential energy

5.

What is gravitational potential energy?

a)

Energy due to an object's position relative to Earth

b)

Energy due to an object's motion

c)

Energy due to an object's temperature

d)

Energy due to an object's chemical composition

6.

What happens to a pencil's potential to do work if it is dropped from a higher position?

a)

It decreases

b)

It remains the same

c)

It increases

d)

It disappears

7.

What does the kinetic energy of an object depend on?

a)

Only the mass of the object

b)

Only the speed of the object

c)

Both the mass and speed of the object

d)

Neither mass nor speed

8.

Which of the following will increase an object's kinetic energy more significantly?

a)

Increasing the object's mass

b)

Increasing the object's speed

c)

Decreasing the object's mass

d)

Decreasing the object's speed

9.

What is the equation for kinetic energy?

a)

kinetic energy = (1/2) × mv²

b)

kinetic energy = m × v

c)

kinetic energy = m + v

d)

kinetic energy = (1/2) × m²v

10.

What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?

a)

(1/2) × mv²

b)

mgh

c)

mv

d)

(1/2) × mgh

11.

If a 2 kg ball is moving at 3 m/s, what is its kinetic energy?

a)

9 J

b)

6 J

c)

12 J

d)

3 J

12.

What factors affect the gravitational potential energy of an object?

a)

Mass and height

b)

Speed and mass

c)

Height and speed

d)

Gravity and speed

13.

What is the value of acceleration due to gravity on Earth used in calculations?

a)

9.8 m/s²

b)

10 m/s²

c)

8.9 m/s²

d)

9.0 m/s²

14.

How do you calculate gravitational potential energy?

a)

mgh

b)

(1/2) × mv²

c)

mv

d)

gh

15.

What type of energy does a moving ball have?

a)

Gravitational potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Chemical energy

16.

What happens to the gravitational potential energy of a ball as it falls?

a)

It increases

b)

It remains the same

c)

It decreases

d)

It transforms into chemical energy

17.

What is the gravitational potential energy of an object with a mass of 98 kg at a height where gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s²?

a)

98 J

b)

960 J

c)

980 J

d)

9.8 J

18.

What happens to the kinetic energy of a ball as it accelerates toward Earth?

a)

It decreases

b)

It remains the same

c)

It increases

d)

It transforms into thermal energy

19.

What happens to energy in a system according to the conservation of energy?

a)

It is created and destroyed.

b)

It is only created.

c)

It is only destroyed.

d)

It is conserved and transferred.

20.

In the context of a roller coaster, what type of energy transformation occurs as the cars move up and down the hills?

a)

Thermal to chemical energy

b)

Potential to kinetic energy

c)

Electrical to mechanical energy

d)

Nuclear to thermal energy

21.

Why can't roller coaster cars go higher than the peak of the first hill?

a)

Because energy is added to the system

b)

Because energy is lost due to friction

c)

Because energy is created

d)

Because energy is destroyed

22.

What happens to the energy when it leaves the system of cars in a roller coaster?

a)

It disappears completely

b)

It is transferred to other objects or systems

c)

It is destroyed

d)

It remains within the system

23.
Japan’s fasted high speed “bullet” trains, also known as the Shinkansen, travel at a speed of 88.9 m/s. It has an estimated mass of 480,000 kg. What is the maximum KE of this train?
a)
259,000 Joules
b)
1,896,770,400 Joules
c)
10,444,678 Joules
24.

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

a)

more

b)

less

25.

What is the kinetic energy of a ball with a mass of 5kg rolling at 10m/s

a)

50 J

b)

500 J

c)

250 J

d)

25 J

26.

If a football player wants to become better at tackling by increasing his or her kinetic energy, how can the player do this?

a)

Increase his/her height

b)

Increase his/her speed

c)

Increase his/her mass

d)

Decrease his/her speed

27.
How much kinetic energy does a moving 6 kg object have if it moves with a velocity of 3 m/s?
a)
27 J
b)
18 J
c)
9 J
d)
2 J
28.

In order to increase the gravitational potential energy of a roller coaster car, you could...

a)

increase the car's height

b)

decrease the car's height

c)

increase the car's velocity

d)

decrease the car's mass

29.

A roller coaster car, 500 kg with its passengers, reaches the top of the first hill, 20 meters above the ground. (g = 9.8 m/s2) What is the GPE?

(a)  

30.

At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

D

d)

C

e)

G

31.
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 
32.

What is the gravitational potential energy (GPE) of a 1 kilogram book that is 1 meter above the ground?

g = 9.8 m/s2

a)

9.8 Joules

b)

1.0 Joule

c)

0.10 Joule

d)

11.8 m/s2

33.

What is the correct equation for gravitational potential energy

a)

m x g x h

b)

m x g / h

c)

m x h / g

34.

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

35.

If the height is zero, gravitational potential energy

a)

is zero

b)

at its maximum

c)

100J

d)

200J

36.

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Mechanical Advantage

d)

Chemical Energy

37.

How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

a)

Make the object larger

b)

Lower the object towards the ground

c)

Raise the object farther off the ground

d)

Allow the object to roll on the ground

38.

Which is the correct unit for expressing gravitational potential energy?

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

m/s2

d)

meter

39.

What happens to the gravitational potential energy of an object as it is lifted higher above the ground?

a)

It decreases

b)

It remains the same

c)

It increases

d)

It transforms into kinetic energy

40.

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the gravitational potential energy of an object?

a)

Mass of the object

b)

Height above the ground

c)

Speed of the object

d)

Gravitational acceleration

41.

If a 5 kg object is lifted to a height of 10 meters, what is its gravitational potential energy? (g = 9.8 m/s2)

a)

49 Joules

b)

98 Joules

c)

490 Joules

d)

980 Joules

42.

What type of energy is stored in a compressed spring?

a)

Gravitational potential energy

b)

Elastic potential energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Thermal energy

43.

Which of the following factors does not affect the kinetic energy of an object?

a)

Mass

b)

Speed

c)

Height

d)

Velocity

44.

What happens to the kinetic energy of a car as it comes to a stop?

a)

It increases

b)

It remains the same

c)

It decreases

d)

It transforms into potential energy

45.

What is the potential energy of a 10 kg object at a height of 5 meters, assuming gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s²?

a)

49 J

b)

490 J

c)

98 J

d)

980 J

46.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A book on a shelf

b)

A car driving on a highway

c)

A compressed spring

d)

A battery in a remote

47.

How does increasing the height of an object affect its gravitational potential energy?

a)

It decreases

b)

It remains the same

c)

It increases

d)

It transforms into kinetic energy