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Conservation of Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the kinetic energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.

1. A ball has a 17 J of kinetic energy and its mechanical energy is 25 J. If the ball has a mass of 3.2 kg, what is its height above the ground?

a)

0.25 m

b)

0.52 m

c)

5.2 m

d)

25 m

4.
What is mechanical energy?
a)
It is what metal creates when heated.
b)
All potential and kinetic energy in a system.
c)
It is motion of all matter.
d)
Energy of momentum.
5.
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
a)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
b)
Nothing can exchange energy
c)
Energy will increase over time.
d)
Energy will decrease over time.
6.

When something is dropped, what type of energy transfer takes place?

a)

Kinetic to Potential

b)

Gravitational Potential to Kinetic

c)

Electrical to Chemical

d)

Heat to Nuclear

7.
Roller coasters slow down because their energy disappears.  
a)
True 
b)
False
8.
As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy? 
a)
The PE and KE increase and decrease together
b)
The PE decreases while the KE increases 
c)
Impossible to know without knowing the mass  
9.

A 40 kg crate is picked up by a crane to a height of 50m. The crate falls. What is the velocity of the crate just before it hits the ground?

a)

2000 Joules

b)

19,600 Joules

c)

1000 m/s

d)

31.62 m/s

10.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy is never __________________ or _________________, only transferred.

a)

created, destroyed

b)

created, subtracted

c)

added, subtracted

d)

destroyed, subtracted

11.

What are the units of energy?

a)

Watt

b)

Newton

c)

Joule

d)

Kelvin

12.

A skydiver jumps out of a helicopter. What is happening in terms of energy?

a)

He is gaining potential energy as he falls, and losing kinetic energy.

b)

He is gaining kinetic energy as he falls and losing potential energy.

c)

His kinetic and potential energy is always the same.

d)

He is gaining kinetic and potential energy at the same time.

13.

The faster an object moves, the _______________ kinetic energy it must carry.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

constant

d)

varying

14.
If the Total Mechanical Energy is 50J, Potential Energy is 40 J, what is the Kinetic Energy?
a)
1 J
b)
10 J
c)
90 J
15.

What is the Ug at point A

a)

14 J

b)

12 J

c)

6 J

d)

8 J