WorksheetsPotential and Kinetic Energy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
When mass increases, what happens to the energy (both potential AND kinetic)?
it stays the same
it increases
it decreases
it depends on what it's made of
Kinetic energy depends on both _________ and __________.
mass and speed
mass and height
speed and gravity
mass and height
What is the correct unit for energy?
meters (m)
kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)
Newtons (N)
Joules (J)
What is the equation for calculating gravitational potential energy
PE=mv
PE=1/2 mv^2
PE=mgh
PE=Ft
What is the equation for calculating kinetic energy?
KE=mv
KE=1/2 mv^2
KE=mgh
KE=Ft
Ty lifts a set of 1250kg weights a vertical distance of 2m in a weight lifting contest. What Potential Energy do the weights now possess?
12,789 Joules
24,500 Joules
4,500 Joules
Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.
250,000 J
2,450,000 J
2,451,663 J
248 J
If the 0.3 kg marble was moving at 6 m/s at the bottom of the ramp, how much kinetic energy did the marble have?
5.4 J
1.8 J
3 J
6 J
Lilly's cat ran through your yard. The cat has a mass of 5 kg. He is running at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the cat as he runs?
8.5 J
45 J
7.5 J
22.5 J
What is the value of g (the acceleration due to gravity)?
9.8 m/s2
12.2 m/s2
10 m/s2
98 m/s2
