WorksheetsKinetic and Potential and Thermal Energy
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Gravitational potential energy is potential energy that depends on what?
a)
Height
b)
Length
c)
Volume
d)
Temperature
2.
When you stretch a rubber band you give it ___.
a)
potential energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
thermal energy
3.
What type of energy does a rock waiting to fall off the edge of a cliff possess?
a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Solar energy
d)
Electrical energy
4.
At which point does a roller-coaster have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of the tallest hill
b)
At the top of the tallest hill
c)
As it is climbing up the tallest hill
d)
Kinetic energy never changes
5.
Why does the roller coaster car have the greatest amount of potential energy at position A?
a)
The car is at the greatest height at position A.
b)
The car is moving with the greatest velocity at position A.
c)
The car has the greatest mass at position A.
d)
The car has the greatest acceleration at position A.
6.
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
a)
A glass jar sitting on a shelf.
b)
A flag waving in the wind.
c)
A ball rolling along a sidewalk.
d)
A battery powering a radio.
7.
An example of kinetic energy is a ___.
a)
car stopping by use of its brakes
b)
stretched rubber hand
c)
boulder perched on a cliff
d)
compressed coil spring
8.
Which is an example of potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?
a)
sliding down a hill on a sled
b)
stretching a rubber band
c)
a planet orbiting the sun
d)
compressed a coil spring
9.
Which situation illustrates the concept of potential energy?
a)
a fully-charged battery
b)
a fully expanded spring
c)
an automobile accelerating
d)
water at the bottom of a waterfall
10.
Which situation illustrates the concept of kinetic energy?
a)
a boulder falling off a cliff
b)
a spring compressed by a weight
c)
a skier perched at the top of a ski slope
d)
the battery of a portable radio, which has been turned off
11.
An object in motion possesses kinetic energy, which is determined by the ___.
a)
object's height and mass
b)
work done on the object
c)
object's potential energy
d)
object's mass and speed
12.
Suppose a juggler is juggling bowling pins. At the bowling pin's highest point, what form of energy does it have?
a)
potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
no potential or kinetic energy
d)
equal amounts of both
13.
An apple falls from a tree. Which of the following is true?
a)
Potential energy is converted to energy of motion.
b)
Kinetic energy decreases.
c)
Kinetic energy is converted to potential energy.
d)
Chemical potential energy increases.
14.
Which answer illustrates the concept of potential energy?
a)
a boulder at the top of cliff
b)
a flowing river
c)
an automobile slowing down
d)
a moving toy
15.
Which answer illustrates the concept of kinetic energy?
a)
a boulder perched high on a cliff
b)
a spring compressed by a weight
c)
a girl throwing a Frisbee
d)
the battery of portable radio, which has been turned off
16.
At which point does a roller-coaster have the greatest potential energy?
a)
At the top of the tallest hill
b)
At the bottom of the tallest hill
c)
As it is climbing up the tallest hill
d)
Potential energy never changes
17.
The energy of motion is ___.
a)
kinetic energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
potential energy
d)
electricity energy
18.
What type of energy transfer is shown in this picture?
a)
Potential to kinetic
b)
Chemical to electrical
c)
Electrical to kinetic
d)
Potential to chemical
19.
If the boy in the picture jumps off the diving board, what energy conversion will take place?
a)
Potential to kinetic
b)
Kinetic to potential
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Thermal to kinetic
20.
The energy an object has at rest is called ___.
a)
potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
chemical energy
21.
Green plants store energy in what form? (hint: they store sugars from photosynthesis)
a)
chemical energy
b)
gravitational energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
radiant energy
22.
Radiant energy is a form ___.
a)
electromagnetic energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
potential energy
d)
chemical energy
23.
What type of energy does the roller coaster have when traveling downward?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical
c)
Electrical
d)
Potential
24.
What type of energy does this roller coaster car have at this moment?
a)
Potential
b)
Chemical
c)
Kinetic
d)
Nuclear
25.
The energy stored in a hamburger is ____ energy.
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
radiant
d)
electrical
26.
The energy created in a star, like our Sun, that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium atoms is ___ energy.
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
radiant
d)
electrical
27.
The electromagnetic waves sent and received by your cell phones (microwaves) is ___ energy.
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
radiant
d)
electrical
28.
A bolt of lightning is ___ energy.
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
radiant
d)
electrical
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