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Velocity vs Kinetic Energy

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two things determine the amount of energy an object has?

a)

mass and speed

b)

speed and position

c)

mass and position

d)

mass and weight

2.

Can a kinetic energy vs mass graph show a curved line?

a)

YES

b)

NO

3.

Based on the kinetic energy vs mass graph, when the mass of an object doubles, what happens to kinetic energy?

a)

It is halved

b)

It doubles

c)

It triples

d)

It quadruples

4.

Can a kinetic energy vs speed graph show a curved line?

a)

YES

b)

NO

5.

When the speed of an object doubles, what happens to kinetic energy

a)

It is halved

b)

It doubles

c)

It triples

d)

It quadruples

6.

Based on the graph, when the mass doubles from 500 kg to 1000 kg, what happens to kinetic energy?

a)

Kinetic energy remains the same

b)

Kinetic energy doubles

c)

Kinetic energy quadruples

d)

There is too little information to know

7.

This graph is based on a rolling object with a mass of 2000 kg. At a speed of 80 m/s, the object has 1,000,000 J of kinetic energy. How much kinetic energy does it have when the speed doubles?

a)

1,000,000 J

b)

2,000,000 J

c)

3,000,000 J

d)

4,000,000 J

8.

How much less kinetic energy goes an object have if it changes speed from 100 km/h to 50 km/h?

a)

Kinetic energy does not decrease

b)

Kinetic energy decreases by half

c)

Kinetic energy decreases from 400 kJ to 200 kJ

d)

Kinetic energy decreases from 400 kJ to 100 kJ