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Energy Part 1 Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

The SI unit for time is:

1.

second

b)

The SI unit for force is:

2.

newtons

c)


The SI unit for Power is:

3.

Watt

d)

The SI unit for Work is:

4.

Joules

e)

The SI unit for distance is:

5.

meter

2.

Gravitational potential energy depends on what two factors?

a)

mass and force

b)

volume and distance

c)

mass and height above the ground

d)

work and force

3.

What are the two main factors that affect kinetic energy?

a)

mass and velocity

b)

mass and height

c)

force and mass

d)

volume and density

4.

If mass and velocity affect kinetic energy, then which of the following would have the most KE?

a)

A 10-kg car traveling with a speed of 30 m/s

b)

A 10-kg car traveling with a speed of 60 m/s

c)

A 10-kg car traveling with a speed of 40 m/s

d)

A 10-kg car traveling with a speed of 20 m/s

5.

Power is the rate at which _________ is done.

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

work

d)

time

6.

The Law of Conservation of energy says energy ________________________.

a)

energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change forms.

b)

energy can be created, destroyed and can change forms

c)

energy cannot be created, destroyed, or change forms

d)

none of these are correct answers

7.

The two main categories of energy is ________________ & __________________:

a)

electrical and radiant

b)

sound and chemical

c)

nuclear and chemical

d)

kinetic and potential

8.

Energy stored in the bonds of compounds like the food we eat and fuel we use is called _________.

a)

radiant

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

electrical

9.

Energy in motion is called _____________________ energy.

a)

electrical

b)

radiant

c)

chemical

d)

kinetic

10.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

mowing a lawn

b)

gasoline in a can

c)

fireworks that has not yet been exploded

d)

food on a plate

11.

__________________ energy is energy of an object due to its position above the ground (at rest).

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

electrical

d)

chemical

12.

Which is an example of potential energy?

a)

heat from an oven

b)

a ball rolling across a floor

c)

playing a guitar

d)

a rubberband stretched back and held

13.

Which of the following is the correct formula for work?

a)

1/2 (mass) x (velocity)2

b)

mass x gravity x height

c)

force x distance

d)

work divided by the time

14.

Which object has the greatest gravitational potential energy?

a)

a 500-kg boulder on a 5-meter hill

b)

a 500-kg boulder on a 20 meter hill

c)

a 500-kg boulder on a 10 meter hill

d)

a 500-kg boulder on the ground

15.

An asteroid is falling toward planet Earth from space. It has a height of 100,000 km.

As the asteroid falls closer to the Earth's surface, its _______ energy decreases and its _______ energy increases.

a)

chemical, heat

b)

kinetic, potential

c)

heat, electrical

d)

gravitational potential, kinetic

16.

How much work does an elephant do while moving a wagon 20 meters with a pulling force of 200N? 

Work= fore (N) x distance (m)= Joules

a)

400J

b)

40,000J

c)

40J

d)

4,000J

17.

A woman pushed on a heavy cabinet she was trying to move with a force of 20N. How much work was done? (did it move?)

Work= Force x distance= Joules

a)

20N

b)

she did 0N worth of work because she did not move the cabinet

c)

200N

d)

None of the above are the correct answers

18.

How much power does a crane doing 60,000 Joules of work 300 seconds?

Power= work divided by time or P= Joules divided by seconds

a)

200J

b)

2,000J

c)

20,000J

d)

none of these are correct

19.

A rock is sitting 40 meters above the ground on a cliff. The mass of the rock is 200-kg. What is the rocks gravitational potential energy.

Formula= mass (kg) x gravity (9.8) x distance (m)= Joules

a)

70,000J

b)

88,400J

c)

78,400J

d)

78,000J

20.

What is the kinetic energy of a 3-kg ball that is rolling at 5 meters per second (m/s)?

Plug in your givens first: KE= 1/2 (3-kg) x (5)2= _________________Joules

a)

37.5J

b)

35.7J

c)

40J

d)

47.5J

21.

Observe the diagram below. At which point on the roller coaster does the cart have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

22.

Observe the diagram below. At which point on the roller coaster does the cart have the greatest gravitational potential energy?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

23.

The (a)   something is moving, the more Kinetic energy it has.

24.

(a)   potential energy depends on height and mass of the object. Not height and power.