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Kinetic & Potential Energy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stored energy is the same as:

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Sound Energy

2.

If an object is not moving, it has...

a)

Potential / Stored energy

b)

Kinetic / Motion energy

3.

Kinetic energy is energy that is ________.

a)

in motion

b)

stored

c)

heavy

d)

weak

4.

What is the best example of an object that has kinetic (motion) energy?

a)

a car parked on the top of a hill

b)

a stick on the ground

c)

a soccer ball rolling across the field

d)

a bike sitting in the garage

5.

In the Bill Nye's bowling ball experiment, when he pulls the ball back we give it _______ .

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

6.

In Bill Nye's bowling ball experiment, when he releases the bowling ball, we give it _________.

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

7.

Kinetic (motion) energy is the kind that can be transferred to other objects.

Check 3 examples of kinetic energy.

a)

A basketball sitting on a rack

b)

A volleyball player spiking a volleyball

c)

A baseball bat swinging at a ball

d)

A bowling ball rolling down the alley

e)

A quarterback BEFORE he throws a ball

8.

When a device uses a battery, the chemical energy inside the battery changes into :

a)
electrical energy
b)

fuel energy

c)

food energy

9.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a roll of tape falls to the floor?

a)

Stored to Motion

b)

Motion to Stored

c)

Electrical to Stored

10.

When would a skateboarder have the most potential energy?

a)

While rolling down the ramp

b)

While moving up the ramp

c)

At the bottom of the ramp

d)

At the top of the ramp

11.

Potential energy is energy that is ________.

a)

in motion

b)

stored

c)

heavy

d)

weak

12.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
13.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
14.

A cliff diver is just about to jump off an 18 m high cliff.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

15.

A satellite that is orbiting the earth at nearly 20,000 miles/hour.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

16.

An arrow is released from a bow and travels towards the target.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

17.

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

18.

Who has more potential energy, a skier on top of a hill or a skier half way down the hill?

a)

The skier on top of the hill.

b)

The skier halfway down the hill.

c)

They both have the same potential energy.

d)

Neither one has potential energy.

19.
What has the least kinetic energy?
a)
A car
b)
A satellite orbiting in space
c)
An object that is not moving
d)
an elephant
20.

Plants take in energy from the sun and create their own food through the process of...

a)

kinetic energy

b)

photosynthesis

c)

magic

d)

chemicals

21.

Which point has greatest kinetic/motion energy?

a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none
22.

An energy ______ is the movement of energy from one object to another.

a)

transformation

b)

transfer

c)

object

23.

An energy ____ is when energy changes from one form to another.

a)

transformation

b)

transfer

c)

swap

24.

A set of parts that,  connected together, will transfer and convert energy is called an energy ____.

a)

converter

b)

connector

c)

system

25.

A human being is an energy system.

a)

True

b)

False