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Potential and Kinetic Energy Lesson

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date

1-5.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

1.

What is the unit used to measure energy?

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

Hertz

2.

Which type of potential energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?

a)

Gravitational

b)

Elastic

c)

Chemical

d)

Nuclear

3.

What kind of energy does a moving skateboard have?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Kinetic

c)

Chemical

d)

Potential

4.

According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can be:

a)

Both created and destroyed

b)

Neither created nor destroyed, only transferred

c)

Destroyed but not created

d)

Created but not destroyed

5.

How does potential energy change as you go down a hill on a bicycle?

a)

Becomes thermal energy

b)

Remains the same

c)

Increases

d)

Decreases

6-11.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

6.

What is the formula for kinetic energy?

a)

KE = 1/2 k x^2

b)

KE = 1/2 m v^2

c)

KE = mgh

d)

KE = mv

7.

If the mass of an object is doubled, how does the kinetic energy change?

a)

It remains the same

b)

It halves

c)

It doubles

d)

It quadruples

8.

What happens to the kinetic energy if the velocity of an object is doubled?

a)

It halves

b)

It quadruples

c)

It remains the same

d)

It doubles

9.

What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

a)

PE = mv

b)

PE = 1/2 k x^2

c)

PE = 1/2 m v^2

d)

PE = mgh

10.

If an object falls from a height, what happens to its potential energy?

a)

It disappears

b)

It increases

c)

It is converted to kinetic energy

d)

It remains constant

11.

What is the speed of an object just before it hits the ground if its kinetic energy is 4900 joules and its mass is 10 kg?

a)

15.5 m/s

b)

49.0 m/s

c)

31.3 m/s

d)

62.6 m/s

12-16.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

12.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

Energy stored in stationary objects

b)

Energy of motion

c)

Energy absorbed from the sun

d)

Energy released during chemical reactions

13.

How do you calculate kinetic energy?

a)

Mass plus velocity

b)

Mass times velocity

c)

Half the mass times velocity squared

d)

Velocity divided by mass

14.

If the mass of an object is doubled, how does this affect its kinetic energy, assuming velocity remains constant?

a)

It halves the kinetic energy

b)

It doubles the kinetic energy

c)

It does not affect the kinetic energy

d)

It quadruples the kinetic energy

15.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between mass and kinetic energy?

a)

Inversely proportional

b)

Directly proportional but not linear

c)

Directly proportional and linear

d)

No relationship

16.

What happens to the kinetic energy if the velocity of an object is doubled?

a)

It doubles

b)

It quadruples

c)

It triples

d)

It remains the same

17-21.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

17.

What does the law of conservation of energy state?

a)

Energy can be created and destroyed.

b)

Energy can only be transferred or transformed, not created or destroyed.

c)

Energy is only conserved in open systems.

d)

Energy conservation applies only to kinetic and potential energy.

18.

What is the SI unit for measuring energy?

a)

Newton

b)

Watt

c)

Joule

d)

Ampere

19.

Which type of energy is stored in chemical bonds?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Chemical energy

20.

How is electrical energy converted in household appliances?

a)

From kinetic to thermal energy

b)

From chemical to electrical energy

c)

From thermal to chemical energy

d)

From electrical to various forms of energy

21.

What illustrates the law of conservation of energy in the context of friction?

a)

Friction conserves energy by eliminating it.

b)

Friction converts kinetic energy to potential energy.

c)

Friction converts thermal energy to kinetic energy.

d)

Friction converts kinetic energy to thermal energy.

22.

Which type of energy has to do with objects in motion?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

23.

Which of these has the most potential energy.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

If a football player wants to become better at tackling by increasing his or her kinetic energy, how can the player do this?

a)

Increase his/her height

b)

Increase his/her speed

c)

Increase his/her mass

d)

Decrease his/her speed

25.

As potential energy decreases kinetic energy

(a)  

26.

As potential energy decrease Kinetic energy

(a)  

27.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states, "Energy is never created or destroyed only change." How does the relationship between potential and kinetic energy illustrate this?

4 lines
28.

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low potential energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

29.

When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low kinetic energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

30.

The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy equals the

a)

potential energy

b)

transformation

c)

kinetic energy

d)

mechanical energy

31.

I am holding a balloon that is full of air, the balloon has

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

32.

I released a balloon that was full of air and it is flying around the room, the balloon has

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

33.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
34.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
35.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
36.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
37.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

F

38.

True/False: Because energy cannot be created or destroyed, when an object’s kinetic energy increases, its potential energy must decrease!

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Check the boxes of the words associated with KINETIC ENERGY.

a)

Run

b)

Motion

c)

Stored

d)

Swimming

40.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked on a steep hill

b)

a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

a picture hanging on the wall

d)

an apple resting on the table above the ground

41.

What energy is the energy due to the motion and position of an onject?

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

42.

A stretched rubber band has what kind of potential energy?

a)

Elastic Potential Energy

b)

Gravitational Potential Energy

43.

A book on a shelf has what kind of potential energy?

a)

Elastic Potential Energy

b)

Gravitational Potential Energy

44.

Energy is the ability to do work or cause _____?

a)

events

b)

change

c)

friction

d)

explosions

45.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
46.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
47.
Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.
a)
created, destroyed
b)
gravity, force
c)
heat, created
48.
What are the two major forces involved with nuclear energy? 
a)
Fission and Fusion
b)
Alpha and Beta particles
c)
Gamma and Fission
d)
Radioactivity and Alpha Decay
49.
____________ energy is from the sun or also called solar energy.
a)
heat
b)
chemical
c)
radiant
d)
mechanical
50.
Which type of energy is being produced?
a)
light
b)
nuclear
c)
chemical
d)
mechanical
51.
The Sun provides Earth with _________________.
a)
chemical energy
b)
radiant energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
magnetic energy
52.

On a warm sunny day, a turtle sits on a rock. Which term explains why the turtle feels the warmth from the sun?

a)

electrical

b)

light energy

c)

mechanical

d)

thermal energy

53.
Energy stored in an atom's nucleus
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
nuclear energy
54.

When a pendulum swings, where is potential energy the greatest?

a)

1 and 5

b)

2 and 4

c)

3

d)

apple sauce

55.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
56.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy the greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

when watching TV

57.

The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on its:

a)

Mass and volume

b)

Volume and friction

c)

Mass and speed

d)

Speed and density

58.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

59.

Choose the answer that has the most ELASTIC POTENTIAL energy.

a)

a rubber band pulled back all the way

b)

a rubber band pulled back part of the way

c)

a rubber band laying on a table

60.

Choose the answer that has the most GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL energy.

a)

a 500 kg boulder on a 5 meter hill

b)

a 500 kg boulder on a 10 meter hill

c)

a 500 kg boulder on a 20 meter hill

61.

How do you increase kinetic energy?

a)

move slower

b)

decrease mass

c)

move faster

d)

move higher

62.

How do you increase potential energy?

a)

move faster

b)

move slower

c)

move higher

d)

decrease mass

63.
As a boulder rolls from the top of a hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change?
a)
Potential and Kinetic energy both increase
b)
Potential increases and Kinetic decreases
c)
Potential decreases and Kinetic increases
d)
Potential and Kinetic energy both decrease
64.

Three cars are positioned at the top of a hill. Which car has the most potential energy?

a)
b)
c)
65.

What type of energy is greatest when the cannonball is at point C?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

compressed energy

66.

What type of energy is greatest when the cannonball is at point A?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

compressed energy

67.

Which picture is NOT an example of Chemical PE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.
One spring is compressed. Another is stretched. What happened to the elastic potential energy?
a)
Only the compressed one increased.
b)
Only the stretched increased.
c)
They both increased.
d)
They both decreased.
69.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
70.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
71.
Which is an example of potential energy?
a)
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
b)
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
c)
releasing the strings on a guitar
d)
an electric current lighting a light bulb
72.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
73.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
74.
Where would a person have to be located to have the minimum gravitational potential energy?
a)
up on the roof
b)
down in the basement
c)
in the middle
d)
outside
75.

____________ is the ability to do work and/or cause change.

a)

Energy

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Motion

76.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
77.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
78.

Potential energy depends on

a)

mass and height

b)

height and speed

c)

mass and speed

d)

height and force

79.

A kitten taking a nap in the sunlight

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

80.

Which cart has a little less kinetic energy than cart C?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

81.
Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.
a)
created, destroyed
b)
gravity, force
c)
heat, created
82.
What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy
a)
Newton
b)
Joule
c)
Watt
d)
Kilogram
83.

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

84.

What is the kinetic energy of a soccer ball which has a mass of 0.8 kg and is kicked with a velocity of 10 m/s?

a)

40 J

b)

41 J

c)

4 J

d)

80 J

85.

Calculate the kinetic energy of a running back that has a mass of 80 kg and is running as a velocity of 8 m/s.

a)

320 J

b)

2650 J

c)

2560 J

d)

5120 J

86.

There is a clock at the top of a tower that is 45m high. The clock weighs 20 kg. Calculate its potential energy. Remember g=9.8 m/s

a)

8100 J

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

900 J

d)

8820 J

87.

What is the GPE of a 0.3 kg apple on top of a 1 m tree?

a)

0 J

b)

2.94 J

c)

0.3 J

d)

2.96 J

88.

A cheetah can run briefly with a speed of 31 m/s. Suppose a cheetah with a mass of 47 kg runs at this speed. What is the cheetah’s kinetic energy?

a)

1457 J

b)

728.5 J

c)

45,167 J

d)

22,583.5 J

89.

A ping pong ball has a mass of about 2.45 g. Suppose that ball is hit across the table with a speed of about 4.0 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

a)

19.6 J

b)

0.0196 J

c)

4.9 J

d)

0.0049 J

90.

What is the kinetic energy of a 26 kg eagle, flying at an altitude of 65 m at a speed of 19 m/s?

a)

32,110 J

b)

16,055 J

c)

4693 J

d)

247 J

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