Worksheets2-25 Potential and Kinetic Energy Quiz
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an example of gravitational potential energy?
a)
A stretched rubber band
b)
Water at the top of a waterfall
c)
A moving car
d)
A swinging pendulum
2.
What is potential energy fundamentally defined as?
a)
Energy in motion
b)
Stored energy based on an object's position or shape
c)
The speed of an object
d)
Heat energy
3.
Electrical energy is delivered by what tiny charged particles?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
d)
Ions
4.
What happens to mechanical energy in a real roller coaster system?
a)
A. It increases over time
b)
B. It gradually decreases due to friction
c)
C. It remains exactly the same
d)
D. It multiplies at each turn
5.
Which factor does NOT affect gravitational potential energy?
a)
Mass of the object
b)
Height above the ground
c)
Shape of the object
d)
Gravity
6.
What is kinetic energy dependent on?
a)
Mass and height
b)
Mass and speed
c)
Height and shape
d)
Position and shape
7.
Which of the following best describes kinetic energy?
a)
Energy stored in an object
b)
Energy due to an object's position
c)
Energy in motion
d)
Energy that can be transformed
8.
What is the term for energy that can be transformed from one form to another?
a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Energy transformation
d)
Stored energy
9.
What type of energy is associated with the movement of electrons?
a)
Thermal energy
b)
Electrical energy
c)
Nuclear energy
d)
Mechanical energy
10.
What happens to the potential energy of an object as it is lifted higher?
a)
It decreases
b)
It stays the same
c)
It increases
d)
It transforms into kinetic energy
11.
In Part D, what should your pie chart look like for position #2
a)
Option 3
b)
Option 1
c)
Option 2
d)
Option 4
e)
Option 5
12.
In Part D, what should your pie chart look like for position #4
a)
Option 3
b)
Option 6
c)
Option 1
d)
Option 2
e)
Option 4
13.
As the skateboarder speeds down through the bottom of the ramp, which of the following type of energy is at its maximum?
a)
Chemical
b)
Potential
c)
Kinetic
d)
Passive
14.
When the skateboarder is at the top of the ramp, which of the following type of energy is at its maximum?
a)
Chemical
b)
Potential
c)
Kinetic
d)
Passive
15.
Which of the following is NOT a form of potential energy?
a)
A. Chemical energy
b)
B. Nuclear energy
c)
C. Sound energy
d)
D. Gravitational energy
16.
A cart moving down a hill is an example of what type of energy?
a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Static energy
d)
Thermal energy
17.
How does increasing the speed of an object affect its kinetic energy?
a)
It decreases the kinetic energy
b)
It has no effect on kinetic energy
c)
It increases the kinetic energy exponentially
d)
It increases the kinetic energy linearly
18.
What happens to potential energy as an object falls?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases
c)
It transforms into kinetic energy
d)
It remains constant
19.
What type of potential energy is stored in a compressed spring?
a)
Gravitational potential energy
b)
Elastic potential energy
c)
Chemical potential energy
d)
Nuclear potential energy
20.
What is kinetic energy dependent on?
a)
Mass and height
b)
Mass and speed
c)
Height and shape
d)
Position and shape
21.
How does speed affect kinetic energy?
a)
More speed means less kinetic energy
b)
More speed means more kinetic energy
c)
Speed has no effect on kinetic energy
d)
Kinetic energy is only affected by mass
22.
When a roller coaster climbs a hill, what type of energy is primarily increasing?
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
Potential energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Mechanical energy
23.
What is the relationship between mass and gravitational potential energy?
a)
More mass means less gravitational potential energy
b)
More mass means more gravitational potential energy
c)
Mass has no effect on gravitational potential energy
d)
Gravitational potential energy is only affected by height
24.
What happens to kinetic energy when an object slows down?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases
c)
It remains constant
25.
Which type of potential energy is stored in food and batteries?
a)
Nuclear potential energy
b)
Mechanical potential energy
c)
Chemical potential energy
d)
Gravitational potential energy
26.
Wind is an example of what type of energy?
a)
Thermal energy
b)
Radiant energy
c)
Motion energy
d)
Sound energy
27.
The energy that is stored in the bonds in the nucleus of atoms is called ________
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Sound Energy
c)
Nuclear Energy
28.
This type of energy is defined as flowing electrons through a conductor and can be found in your cell phone or when you turn on a light.
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Sound Energy
c)
Electrical Energy
29.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy at its greatest? (assume there is no friction)
a)
1 and 5
b)
3
c)
2 and 4
30.
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
a)
A glass jar sitting on a shelf
b)
A ball rolling along a sidewalk
c)
A battery powering a radio
31.
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
a)
A rock sitting on the top of a large hill
b)
A baseball moving from the pitcher to the catcher
c)
A new flashlight battery
32.
When the roller coaster is the position 5, the bottom of the hill, which form of energy is greatest?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Transform
33.
When the roller coaster is the position 1, the top of the first hill, which form of energy is greatest?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
34.
In Part D, what should your pie chart look like for position #1
a)
Option 6
b)
Option 1
c)
Option 2
d)
Option 3
e)
Option 4
35.
This picture shows a radiometer. It is designed to be placed in a sunny window. One side of each thin blade of the radiometer is painted black, and the other side is painted white. The Sun’s rays strike the blades, and the device begins to spin.
Which kind of energy powers this device?
a)
Potential
b)
Solar/Nuclear
c)
Wind
36.
The amount of Potential energy in an object is dependent on
a)
speed and position
b)
mass and height
c)
speed and mass
37.
Which of the following types of energy travels by vibrating particles of air and movement of energy through substances in longitudinal (compression or rarefaction) waves?
a)
sound
b)
magnetic
c)
light
d)
electrical
38.
Form of energy stored in the nuclei of atoms due to strong force is called ________
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Sound Energy
c)
Nuclear Energy
39.
A truck with a mass of 5500 kg and a motorcycle with a mass of 185kg are traveling at the same speed. Which one has more kinetic energy?
a)
motorcycle with a mass of 185kg
b)
truck with a mass of 5500 kg
40.
If you have two objects with different masses about to fall from the same height. Which one will have the greatest potential energy?
a)
Smallest
b)
Largest
c)
Roundest
41.
According to the graph, the kinetic energy of the rock after 3 seconds is about _______
a)
375 J
b)
750 J
c)
425 J
42.
How are potential energy and kinetic energy different?
a)
Potential energy is stored energy and kinetic energy is energy of motion.
b)
Potential energy is energy of motion and kinetic energy is stored energy.
c)
Potential energy is thermal energy and kinetic energy is radiant energy.
43.
Which of the following marbles will have a greater amount of kinetic energy?
a)
Marble A (4kg released from 8m height)
b)
Marble C (4kg released from 16m height)
c)
Marble D (1kg released from 4m height)
44.
Energy is never ______ ________.
a)
without temperature
b)
lost and found
c)
created or destroyed
45.
A person hangs three pictures on the wall. The pictures all weigh the same. Picture 1 and Picture 2 are at the same height above the floor. Picture 3 is directly below Picture 1. Which of the pictures will have the same amount of Potential energy?
a)
Picture 2 and 3
b)
Picture 1 and 2
c)
None will be equal
46.
Which type of energy is the energy of a moving tennis ball?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
47.
Use the image below of a roller coaster to answer the following, at which point would the amount of energy be equal to KE = 100 PE = 0
a)
Point D
b)
Point F
c)
Point G
48.
Which letter shows the marble when it has the maximum kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
49.
Which letter shows the marble when it has the least Potential energy?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
50.
What happens to the total energy of the skater when we increase the mass of the skater?
a)
total energy decreases
b)
total energy increases
c)
total energy remains the same
51.
Energy that is stored in the bonds between the atoms of compounds, such as in this molecule of sugar is called ________?
a)
Sound
b)
Chemical
c)
Thermal
52.
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
a)
A book sitting on a table
b)
A car driving down the street
c)
A plant growing in sunlight
53.
Which factor does not affect the potential energy of an object?
a)
The object's mass
b)
The object's height
c)
The object's color
54.
Which type of energy is primarily involved when a bow is drawn back before releasing an arrow?
a)
Thermal energy
b)
Potential energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Sound energy
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