wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Kinetic and Potential Energy Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 10 kg object is moving at a speed of 5 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

a)

25 J

b)

50 J

c)

125 J

d)

250 J

2.

Potential energy is ____________________________________.

a)

energy that can be created

b)

energy that can be destroyed

c)

energy that is stored/waiting

d)

energy from heat

3.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
4.

A car with a mass of 1200 kg is moving at 20 m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.

a)

120,000 J

b)

240,000 J

c)

480,000 J

d)

960,000 J

5.

A bowling ball and a softball are sitting on the same shelf. Which ball has greater potential energy?

a)

the bowling ball, because it is higher on the shelf

b)

the softball, because it is higher on the shelf

c)

the bowling ball because it has more mass

d)

the softball because it has more mass

6.

If an object’s mass is doubled while keeping its speed constant, what happens to its kinetic energy?

a)

It remains the same

b)

It doubles

c)

It triples

d)

It quadruples

7.

A 2 kg object is thrown with a velocity of 15 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

a)

100 J

b)

150 J

c)

225 J

d)

300 J

8.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical 
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
9.

A rock with a mass of 4 kg is sitting at the top of a 20-meter-high cliff. What is its potential energy? (Use g=9.8m/s2g = 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2 )

a)

784 J

b)

980 J

c)

1,960 J

d)

2,450 J

10.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
11.

Imagine that you are bowling. You release the ball and it travels down the lane and knocks all of the pins down. You have bowled a strike! This is an example of _________ energy.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

biotic

d)

scavenger

12.

A 5 kg object is dropped from a height of 10 meters. What is its potential energy just before it hits the ground? (Use g=9.8m/s2g = 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2 )

a)

245 J

b)

490 J

c)

735 J

d)

980 J

13.

The ability to do work or cause change is called _________________.

a)

endangered

b)

consumers

c)

energy

d)

producers

14.

An object with a mass of 8 kg is moving at a velocity of 3 m/s. What is the change in kinetic energy if the velocity is increased to 6 m/s?

a)

72 J

b)

108 J

c)

144 J

d)

216 J

15.

A 50 kg object is lifted to a height of 5 meters. What is its potential energy? (Use g=9.8m/s2g = 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2 )

a)

1,960 J

b)

2,450 J

c)

3,920 J

d)

4,900 J

16.

A 20 kg object is moving with a velocity of 4 m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.

a)

80 J

b)

160 J

c)

240 J

d)

320 J

17.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
18.

An object’s potential energy will increase with ______.

a)

Speed and mass

b)

Height and mass

c)

Speed and velocity

d)

Height and Velocity

19.

A 6 kg object is moving at a velocity of 12 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

a)

216 J

b)

288 J

c)

432 J

d)

576 J

20.

An object falling from 50m will have ___________ potential than an object falling from 30m.

a)

Greater

b)

Less

c)

Equal

d)

Lower

21.

At what point does the roller coaster have the most Kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

At what point does the roller coaster have the most Potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.
Which type of energy increases when you compress a spring?
a)
elastic potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
radiant energy
d)
sound energy
24.

Which has more gravitational potential energy?

a)

A bird in a tree

b)

A car in the garage

c)

An airplane before takeoff

d)

A child sitting on a swing

25.

Potential energy is the _________

a)

energy of movement

b)

same as kinetic energy

c)

stored energy inside of something

d)

potato

26.

What is the unit of measurement for potential energy?

a)

Watts

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

27.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
28.

Potential energy depends on

a)

mass and height

b)

height and speed

c)

mass and speed

d)

height and force

29.

Energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth’s surface.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

gravitational potential energy

d)

mechanical energy

30.

A stretched rubber band stores................................

a)

Elastic Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

31.

This type of potential energy can be found in rubber bands and springs.

a)

Chemical

b)

Elastic

c)

Gravitational

32.

Select the different types of kinetic energy

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Elastic

d)

Sound

e)

gravitational

33.

Select the different types of potential energy

a)

Elastic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Gravitational

d)

Thermal

e)

Sound

34.
A rock at the top of a hill is an example of ________________ potential energy.
a)
kinetic
b)
elastic
c)
gravitational
35.
In all of the energy transformations shown
above, the total amount of energy:
a)
disappeared when it transformed into another type
of energy.
b)
decreased when it transformed into another type of
energy.
c)
remained the same when it transformed into
another type of energy.
36.

As the ball is dropped, the potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases however the amount of energy stays the same.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

​ Which type of kinetic energy is associated with riding a skateboard?

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Electrical Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

38.

What type of energy is the toaster using to toast bread?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
thermal
radiant
mechanical
sound
chemical