NEW
Font size
WorksheetsKinetic and Potential Energy Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
A bicycle rider is traveling up a hill. When the rider reaches the top of the hill, she stops to rest. Then she travels down the hill. Which statement correctly describes the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the bicycle rider?
As the rider moves up the hill, her kinetic energy increases, and her potential energy decreases.
As the rider reaches the bottom of the hill, her kinetic energy and her potential energy decrease.
When the rider is at the top of the hill, her potential energy is the greatest, and her kinetic energy is the least.
When the rider goes down the hill, her potential energy increases, and her kinetic energy decreases.
Conservation of energy means that
energy can be created but not destroyed
energy can be destroyed but not created
energy can be both created and destroyed
energy can be neither created nor destroyed
Kinetic energy can be described as
energy in motion
stored energy
a chemical reaction
connected energy
Which is the best example of an object with only potential energy?
water being poured out of a pitcher
a ball being thrown across a field
a boulder resting on top of a cliff
a boat sailing through the water
As a boulder rolls from the top of a hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change?
Potential and kinetic energy both increase.
Potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases.
Potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases.
Potential and kinetic energy both increase.
Students are investigating changes from potential to kinetic energy by rolling a marble down a ramp made by propping up a plastic ruler on a book and letting it roll down.
Which of the following will change the potential energy the marble starts with?
Adding more books beneath the ruler to increase its height
Pushing the marble down the ramp
Switching the plastic ruler with a wooden one
Replacing the marble with a rock
A bicycle and passenger car are both moving at a velocity of 15 miles per hour. Which has more kinetic energy?
the bicycle because it has less mass
They are both moving at the same velocity, therefore they have equal kinetic energy.
It is impossible to know as both are moving at the same velocity
the car because it has more mass
The illustration shows a roller coaster and indicates four different positions the car might be at as it moves along the track.
At which point in the roller coaster's journey is its potential energy the greatest?
W
X
Y
Z
Which variables affect kinetic energy?
pressure and volume
velocity and mass
weight and height
temperature and weight
Sammy studied kinetic and potential energy by observing apples on a tree during a field investigation. What type of energy do the apples on the tree have?
elastic potential energy
mechanical energy
gravitational potential energy
sound energy
Which of the following changes will increase the kinetic energy of a snowball at the top of a hill?
melting the snowball with the sun
moving the snowball to a lower hill
pushing the snowball as it rolls down the hill, increasing its velocity
all of the above
If a green golf ball is dropped from a height of 7 feet and a yellow golf ball is dropped from a height of 12 feet, which ball has greater potential energy before it is released?
yellow
green
Both have the same amount of potential energy.
Neither will have more potential energy than the other.
When a roller coaster reaches the bottom of a steep slope, it has-
low PE and high KE
high PE and low KE
low PE and low KE
high PE and high KE
What is it called when one type of energy changes to another type of energy?
constant
a Joule
energy transformation
total energy
Energy is measured in
Kilograms
Joules
Liters
Centimeters
All energy, potential and kinetic, within a specific system is called
total energy
radiant energy
light energy
recyclable energy
What is energy?
what I have after a Monster drink
what 6th graders have in abundance
the ability to do work
none of the above
A roller coaster is an example of a system with mechanical energy.
True
False
When a tennis ball is dropped, potential energy is destroyed and kinetic energy is created.
True
False
When we created cars with cans and rubber bands, what type of potential energy was demonstrated when the rubber band was wound/stretched?
chemical potential
gravitational potential
biological potential
elastic potential
