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Potential and Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
3.
A basketball is being held in the hands of a player.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
4.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
5.
What kind of energy is in a waving hand?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
6.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
7.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
8.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
9.

When  mass increases, what happens to the energy (both potential AND kinetic)?

a)

it stays the same

b)

it increases

c)

it decreases

d)

it depends on what it's made of

10.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
11.

Kinetic energy depends on both _________ and __________.

a)

mass and speed

b)

mass and height

c)

speed and gravity

d)

mass and height

12.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
13.

What is the correct unit for energy?

a)

meters (m)

b)

kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)

c)

Newtons (N)

d)

Joules (J)

14.

What is the equation for calculating gravitational potential energy

a)

PE=mv

b)

PE=1/2 mv^2

c)

PE=mgh

d)

PE=Ft

15.

What is the equation for calculating kinetic energy?

a)

KE=mv

b)

KE=1/2 mv^2

c)

KE=mgh

d)

KE=Ft

16.

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?

a)

12,789 Joules

b)

24,500 Joules

c)

4,500 Joules

17.

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.

a)

250,000 J

b)

2,450,000 J

c)

2,451,663 J

d)

248 J

18.

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?

a)

5.4 J

b)

1.8 J

c)

3 J

d)

6 J

19.

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?

a)

8.5 J

b)

45 J

c)

7.5 J

d)

22.5 J

20.

What is the value of g (the acceleration due to gravity)?

a)

9.8 m/s2

b)

12.2 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

98 m/s2