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Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As mass decreases, kinetic energy increases.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

As a car slows down, its kinetic energy increases.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Kinetic energy is the energy of __________

a)

Motion

b)

Resting/Stored

4.

Which would increase the kinetic energy of a wagon? Select the 2 that apply. (Must select both to receive credit for this question)

a)

Add mass to the wagon.

b)

Decrease the mass of the wagon

c)

Increase the speed of the wagon

d)

Decrease the speed of the wagon

5.

A dump truck, a sports car, and a bicycle are traveling at the same velocity. Which is true?

a)

They all have the same kinetic energy.

b)

The sports car has the most kinetic energy.

c)

The bicycle has the least kinetic energy.

d)

More information is needed to compare their kinetic energy.

6.

Which has kinetic energy?

a)

a tank of gasoline

b)

a moving car

c)

a battery

d)

water in a reservoir

7.

Which type of energy does an object not have if it is not moving?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

elastic potential energy

d)

chemical potential energy

8.

Which indicates what happens to the kinetic energy when the mass of a moving object increases?

a)

The kinetic energy does not change

b)

The kinetic energy increases by the same factor as the mass increase

c)

The kinetic energy increases by the square of the same factor as the mass increase.

d)

The kinetic energy decreases by the same factor as the mass increase.

9.

Which indicates what happens to the kinetic energy of an object when its speed increases?

a)

The kinetic energy does not change.

b)

The kinetic energy increases by the same factor as the speed increase.

c)

The kinetic energy increases by the square of the same factor as the speed increase.

d)

The kinetic energy decreases by the same factor as the speed increase.

10.

How are you going to study for your quiz tomorrow? (Check all that apply)

a)

Run this Quizizz again

b)

Re-read all my notes

c)

Make sure I get a good nights sleep

d)

Nothing

11.

As mass decreases, kinetic energy increases.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

As a car slows down, its kinetic energy increases.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which would increase the kinetic energy of a wagon? Select the 2 that apply. (Must select both to receive credit for this question)

a)

Add mass to the wagon.

b)

Decrease the mass of the wagon

c)

Increase the speed of the wagon

d)

Decrease the speed of the wagon

14.

Which has kinetic energy?

a)

a tank of gasoline

b)

a moving car

c)

a battery

d)

water in a reservoir

15.

A dump truck, a sports car, and a bicycle are traveling at the same velocity. Which is true?

a)

They all have the same kinetic energy.

b)

The sports car has the most kinetic energy.

c)

The bicycle has the least kinetic energy.

d)

More information is needed to compare their kinetic energy.

16.

Which type of energy does an object not have if it is not moving?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

elastic potential energy

d)

chemical potential energy

17.

Which indicates what happens to the kinetic energy when the mass of a moving object increases?

a)

The kinetic energy does not change

b)

The kinetic energy increases by the same factor as the mass increase

c)

The kinetic energy increases by the square of the same factor as the mass increase.

d)

The kinetic energy decreases by the same factor as the mass increase.

18.

Which indicates what happens to the kinetic energy of an object when its speed increases?

a)

The kinetic energy does not change.

b)

The kinetic energy increases by the same factor as the speed increase.

c)

The kinetic energy increases by the square of the same factor as the speed increase.

d)

The kinetic energy decreases by the same factor as the speed increase.

19.

As mass increases, kinetic energy...

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

20.

Which has a greater impact on kinetic energy?

a)

mass

b)

velocity (speed)

21.

As the velocity (speed) of an object decreases its kinetic energy will...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

22.

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

a)

the four-person sled has more kinetic energy

b)

the four-person sled has less kinetic energy

23.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
24.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
25.
The SI unit in which kinetic energy is measured is 
a)
Newton
b)
Kilogram
c)
Joules
d)
Metres per second
26.

energy of motion

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

movement

d)

work

27.
Which is the best example of kinetic energy?
a)
a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
a piece of coal before it's burned 
28.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill. 
c)
A ball rolling down a hill. 
29.

The mass of a shopping cart is increased by a factor of 3 once it's been filled with groceries. The kinetic energy has been increased by a factor of what?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

no change to the kinetic energy

30.

The speed of a shopping cart is increased by a factor of 2 once it's pushed into the parking lot. The kinetic energy has been increased by a factor of what?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

unable to determine

d)

no change to the kinetic energy

31.

The green sphere has (a)   times more kinetic energy than the blue sphere.

(type in a number)

32.

The blue sphere has (a)   as much kinetic energy as the red sphere.

(type in a fraction)

33.

The red sphere has (a)   times more kinetic energy than the yellow sphere.

(type in a number)

34.

The beach ball has (a)   times more kinetic energy than the golf ball.

(type in a number)

35.

Why do these two objects have different amounts of kinetic energy?

a)

difference in mass

b)

difference in speed

c)

difference in size

d)

difference in hardness

36.

What is the gravitational potential energy (GPE) of a 3 kilogram of an object that is 2 meter above the ground? (use g= 10 m/s2)

a)
60 Joules
b)
30 Joules
c)
6 Joules
d)
3 Joules
37.
A 70 kg runner has a velocity of 5 m/s. Her kinetic energy is
a)
875 J
b)
175 J
c)
1750 J
d)
350 J
38.

What is the kinetic energy of a 4kg shotput thrown with a velocity of 13m/s

a)

676 J

b)

52 J

c)

17J

d)

338 J

39.
How much kinetic energy does a moving 6 kg object have if it moves with a velocity of 3 m/s?
a)
27 J
b)
18 J
c)
9 J
d)
2 J
40.

What is the gravitational potential energy (GPE) of a 1 kilogram book that is 1 meter above the ground?

g = 9.8 m/s2

a)

9.8 Joules

b)

1.0 Joule

c)

0.10 Joule

d)

11.8 m/s2

41.
A 0.40 kilogram bird is flying at a constant speed of 8.0 m/s. What is the bird's kinetic energy ?
a)
3.2 J
b)
4.2 J
c)
2.0 J
d)
12.8 J
42.
A 2600 kilogram car is moving at a speed of 25 m/s. How much kinetic energy does the car have?
a)
427,500 J
b)
237,500 J
c)
437,500 J
d)
537,500 J
43.
A 60.0 kg person walks from the ground to the roof of a 74.8 m tall building. How much gravitational potential energy does she have at the top of the building?
a)
43982.4 J
b)
63982.3 J
c)
43962.4 J
d)
83942.4 J
44.

Based on the diagram of a roller coaster car on a roller coaster track, what statement is true?

a)

The car at point A has more kinetic energy than the car at point C

b)

The car at point C has less kinetic energy than the car at point B.

c)

The car at point C has more kinetic energy than the car at point B.

d)

The car at point D has less potential energy than the car at point B.

45.

A kite stuck in a tree has ______ energy due to its position.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Chemical

d)

Thermal

46.

Differences in gravitational potential energy depend on an object's _________.

a)

mass and speed

b)

mass and height

c)

height and speed

d)

mass only

47.

A force of 8 Newton pushes a 2 kilogram object across a level floor for 10 meters in 3 seconds.

How much work is done?

a)

160 J

b)

80 J

c)

27 J

d)

5.3 J

48.

A force of 2 Newton pushes a 2 kilogram object across a level floor for 2 meters in 2 seconds.

How much work is done?

a)

16 J

b)

8 J

c)

4 J

d)

2 J

49.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
50.

It took 500 Newtons of force to push a car four meters. How much work was done?

a)

2000 J

b)

125 J

c)

0.008 J

d)

500 J

51.

Frank throws the same ball three different times. The diagram below shows the top speed at which the ball traveled during each throw.

a)

The ball had the most kinetic energy during the first throw.

b)

The ball had the most kinetic energy during the third throw.

c)

The ball had the most kinetic energy during the second throw.

d)

The ball had the same kinetic energy during all three throws.

52.

A roller coaster car moves on a roller coaster track through positions w, x, y, and z. At what position will the roller coaster car most likely have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

53.

An object with a mass of 2 kg is thrown upwards with an initial speed of 30 m/s. What is the speed of the object when it is at a height of 25 meters?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

30

54.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)
0 J
d)
5 J
55.
A 2 kg ball has an initial velocity of 6 m/s. How high up the ramp will it go?
a)
1.8 m
b)
10 m
c)
6 m
d)
12 m