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Energy and Motion Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of a push and a pull you might experience in everyday life?

a)

Pushing a door open and pulling a drawer out

b)

Pushing a button and pulling a lever

c)

Pushing a cart and pulling a suitcase

d)

Pushing a swing and pulling a rope

2.

To describe a car’s motion, you should use its direction and _______.

a)

Speed

b)

Color

c)

Size

d)

Weight

3.

_________________________ energy is the energy of motion.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Thermal

d)

Chemical

4.

Friction is a force that opposes _______________________. It is created when two objects rub against each other.

a)

Motion

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electricity

5.

To describe a car’s motion, you should use its direction and _______________________.

a)

Speed

b)

Color

c)

Size

d)

Weight

6.

Two boxes have the same mass. Hector pushed Box 1 by himself. Hector and 3 of his friends all pushed Box 2 together. Which box likely had a greater change in motion?

a)

Box 1

b)

Box 2

c)

Both boxes had the same change in motion

d)

It cannot be determined

7.

__________ energy is the energy of motion.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Thermal

d)

Chemical

8.

Which example shows a baseball with kinetic energy.

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9.

Two boxes have the same mass. Hector pushed Box 1 by himself. Hector and 3 of his friends all pushed Box 2 together. Which box likely had a greater change in motion? Why?

a)

Box 1, because Hector pushed it alone.

b)

Box 2, because more people pushed it.

c)

Both boxes had the same change in motion.

d)

Neither box had any change in motion.

10.

Ji-hoon pushed a toy car and a real car with the same amount of force. Which car moved farther?

a)

The toy car

b)

The real car

c)

Both moved the same distance

d)

Neither moved

11.

How will this object move? 

a)

It won't move. 

b)

It will move to the right. 

c)

It will move to the left. 

d)

It will move in both directions. 

12.

A force is an action exerted on a body in order to change the body's state of ______.

a)

Balance

b)

Being

c)

Proximity

d)

Motion

13.

When object is changing position it is called ______.

a)

Movement

b)

Motion

c)

Speed

d)

Density

14.

When objects remain in the same place, it is called...

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

balanced force

d)

unbalanced force

15.

An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater from that direction.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

When an object changes _______, you know it has ________.

a)

motion, position

b)

reference points, motion

c)

position, motion

d)

reference points, positions

17.

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Friction

d)

Force

18.

The force that opposes the motion of two surfaces that are in contact and are sliding over each other.

a)

Static Friction

b)

Kinetic Friction

19.

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

a)

Motion

b)

Friction

c)

Work

d)

Displacement

20.

Which skier will have a greater potential energy? 

a)

Skier 1

b)

Skier 2

21.

Why did the potential energy of the box increase?

a)

The box was moved to a higher position.

b)

The box produced potential energy.

c)

The box lost mass.

22.

Stored energy.

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

23.

___________________ is the type of energy that is stored in an object; energy that an object has because of its position relative to other objects. (Example: pulled back rubber band)

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Solar Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

24.

Select the bowling ball that has LESS kinetic energy

25.

Kinetic energy is when....

a)

energy is stored up in an object

b)

energy is released and the object moves