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Ps3.3

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kinetic energy is...

a)

Energy at rest

b)

Energy stored in food

c)

energy in motion

d)

energy from a splitting atom

2.

Mass is...

a)

How much an object weighs

b)

How much matter is in an object

c)

The rate at which an object moves

d)

How much kinetic energy an object has

3.

Speed is...

a)

how much an object weighs.

b)

how much matter is in an object.

c)

the rate at which an object moves.

d)

how much kinetic energy an object has.

4.

____________ has the greatest impact of kinetic energy.

a)

mass

b)

speed

c)

volume

d)

weight

5.

What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

a)

area and volume

b)

mass and weight

c)

weight and height

d)

mass and speed

6.

Which object has the most kinetic energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

If all objects are moving as the same speed, which would have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

tennis ball

b)

football

c)

notebook

d)

Box of 20 textbooks

8.

Why is it more difficult to stop a four-person bobsled than a three-person bobsled?

a)

the four-person sled has more KE

b)

the four-person sled has less KE

c)

the 3 person bobsled has more potential energy

d)

None of the above

9.

Which 2 answers describe the energy transfer in the diagram?

a)

Position 1: KE is decreasing, and PE is increasing.

b)

Position 2: KE is increasing, and PE is decreasing.

c)

Position 3: KE is increasing, PE is increasing.

d)

Position 4: KE is decreasing, and PE is increasing.

e)

Position 5: KE is increasing, and PE is decreasing.

10.

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Increasing an object's speed will decrease its kinetic energy.

a)

false

b)

true

12.

Which statement is best supported by the data in the table?

a)

When the distance the rubber band was stretched doubled, the speed of the truck doubled.

b)

When the distance the rubber band was stretched doubled, the speed of the truck tripled.

c)

When the distance the rubber band stretched was tripled, the speed of the truck reduced by half.

d)

When the distance the rubber band stretched was tripled, the speed of the truck increased by 3 meters per second.

13.

When one energy form is changed into another it is called a...

a)

transformation

b)

created

c)

destroyed

d)

transcription

14.

In order to increase the potential energy of an object, you need to…

a)

put the object lower to the ground

b)

raise the object higher

c)

increase the speed of the object

d)

decrease the mass of the object

15.

What 2 things would increase the amount of potential energy you have while hiking on a mountain?

a)

Hiking further up the mountain

b)

Following the trail down to the base of the mountain

c)

Leaving behind your tent at the campground before continuing your hike

d)

Adding some rock specimens to your pack you’ve found along the trail

16.

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

a)

Point W

b)

Point X

c)

Point Y

d)

Point Z

17.

As a train nears to the top of the mountain it has more ____________ than _____________.

a)

kinetic energy, potential energy

b)

stored energy, potential energy

c)

stored energy, energy of motion

d)

kinetic energy, stored energy

18.

Which of the following correctly states the law of conservation of energy?

a)

Energy can be created and destroyed and can also be changed from one form to another.

b)

Energy is created when it is converted from one form to another.

c)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be changed from one form to another.

d)

In most systems, some energy is destroyed and lost as heat

19.

Mr. Sloan lifted a hammer and placed it on a high shelf. How was energy transformed in this example?

a)

Chemical energy was transformed into solar energy

b)

Solar energy was transformed into chemical energy

c)

Kinetic energy was transformed into potential energy

d)

Potential energy was transformed into kinetic energy

20.

As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy?

a)

Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease

b)

The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases

c)

The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases

d)

Both the potential energy and kinetic energy increase

21.

Which organism is an herbivore?

a)

Kit fox

b)

Jackrabbit

c)

Kangaroo rat

d)

Red-tailed hawk

22.

Which organism is an omnivore?

a)

Kit fox

b)

Jackrabbit

c)

Kangaroo rat

d)

Red-tailed hawk

23.

Which organism is a carnivore?

a)

Kit fox

b)

Jackrabbit

c)

Kangaroo rat

d)

Red-tailed hawk

24.

Which organism is a producer?

a)

Kit fox

b)

Jackrabbit

c)

Kangaroo rat

d)

Prickly pear cactus

25.

What important role to decomposers fill?

a)

They keep herbivore populations under control.

b)

They compete with top predators.

c)

They break down dead bodies, providing nutrients for soil.

d)

They keep the insect population under control.