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WorksheetsKinetic and Potential Energy Quiz
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 32mins
A 10 kg object is moving at a speed of 5 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
25 J
50 J
125 J
250 J
Potential energy is ____________________________________.
energy that can be created
energy that can be destroyed
energy that is stored/waiting
energy from heat
A car with a mass of 1200 kg is moving at 20 m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.
120,000 J
240,000 J
480,000 J
960,000 J
A bowling ball and a softball are sitting on the same shelf. Which ball has greater potential energy?
the bowling ball, because it is higher on the shelf
the softball, because it is higher on the shelf
the bowling ball because it has more mass
the softball because it has more mass
If an object’s mass is doubled while keeping its speed constant, what happens to its kinetic energy?
It remains the same
It doubles
It triples
It quadruples
A 2 kg object is thrown with a velocity of 15 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
100 J
150 J
225 J
300 J
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/s2 )
784 J
980 J
1,960 J
2,450 J
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.
potential
kinetic
biotic
scavenger
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/s2 )
245 J
490 J
735 J
980 J
The ability to do work or cause change is called _________________.
endangered
consumers
energy
producers
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?
72 J
108 J
144 J
216 J
A 50 kg object is lifted to a height of 5 meters. What is its potential energy? (Use g=9.8m/s2 )
1,960 J
2,450 J
3,920 J
4,900 J
A 20 kg object is moving with a velocity of 4 m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.
80 J
160 J
240 J
320 J
An object’s potential energy will increase with ______.
Speed and mass
Height and mass
Speed and velocity
Height and Velocity
A 6 kg object is moving at a velocity of 12 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
216 J
288 J
432 J
576 J
An object falling from 50m will have ___________ potential than an object falling from 30m.
Greater
Less
Equal
Lower
At what point does the roller coaster have the most Kinetic energy?
A
B
C
D
At what point does the roller coaster have the most Potential energy?
A
B
C
D
Which has more gravitational potential energy?
A bird in a tree
A car in the garage
An airplane before takeoff
A child sitting on a swing
Potential energy is the _________
energy of movement
same as kinetic energy
stored energy inside of something
potato
What is the unit of measurement for potential energy?
Watts
Joules
Newtons
Meters
Potential energy depends on
mass and height
height and speed
mass and speed
height and force
Energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth’s surface.
potential energy
kinetic energy
gravitational potential energy
mechanical energy
A stretched rubber band stores................................
Elastic Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
This type of potential energy can be found in rubber bands and springs.
Chemical
Elastic
Gravitational
Select the different types of kinetic energy
Mechanical
Thermal
Elastic
Sound
gravitational
Select the different types of potential energy
Elastic
Mechanical
Gravitational
Thermal
Sound
above, the total amount of energy:
of energy.
energy.
another type of energy.
As the ball is dropped, the potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases however the amount of energy stays the same.
True
False
Which type of kinetic energy is associated with riding a skateboard?
Mechanical Energy
Sound Energy
Electrical Energy
Thermal Energy
What type of energy is the toaster using to toast bread? (a)
