POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY

 
5 Written questions
1.
A soccer ball is traveling at a velocity of 50 m/s. The kinetic energy of the ball is 500 J.
What is the mass of the soccer ball?

0.1 kg
0.2 kg
0.4 kg
0.5 kg

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2.
Atoms contain subatomic particles called protons and neutrons. When these protons
and neutrons split, a lot of energy is released.

What kind of energy is this?

nuclear
radiant
thermal
chemical

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3.
Seema knows the mass of a basketball. What other information is needed to find the
ball's potential energy?

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4.
The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on its

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5.
Which statement best defines the relationship between work and energy?

Work can transfer energy between objects and increase radiant energy.
Work can transfer energy between objects and cause a change in the form of energy.
Work can transfer energy between objects and decrease nuclear energy.
Work can transfer energy between objects and cause a change in the amount of total
energy.

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5 Matching questions
1.

This diagram shows a skier moving down a hill

Which statement best describes the skier?
2.

The table shows information about four students who are running around a track.

Motion of Students

Student name Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s)

Autumn 50 4
Mohammed 57 3
Lexy 53 2
Chiang 64 5

Which statement is supported by the information in the chart?

Autumn has more kinetic energy than Chiang.
Mohammed has less kinetic energy than Autumn.
Lexy has more kinetic energy than Mohammed.
Chiang has less kinetic energy than Lexy.
3.

Which statement best describes the work and energy in these examples?

Example 1: Running a car requires gas.

Example 2: Humans require food to live.

The gas and food are examples of energy.

The gas and food are examples of work.
The gas and humans are examples of work.
The food and car are examples of energy.
4.

Johanna is studying what happens to the energy as a ball rolls down a ramp. What is
she studying? Check all that apply.

gravitational potential energy

electrical energy
kinetic energy
mechanical energy
elastic potential energy
5.

The diagram shows a ball resting at the top of a hill.

Which statement best describes the energy in this system?

The potential energy in the system is greatest at X.

The kinetic energy in the system is greatest at X.
Total energy in the system decreases as the ball moves from X to Y.
Total energy in the system increases as the ball moves from X to Y.
A.
The skier has potential and kinetic energy.
B.
The gas and food are examples of energy.
C.
The potential energy in the system is greatest at X.
D.
gravitational potential energy
kinetic energy
mechanical energy
E.
Mohammed has less kinetic energy than Autumn.
5 Multiple choice questions
1.
_______ energy is the energy of an object has because of its motion?

thermal

Kinetic

transfer

electrical
2.
What are two types of mechanical energy?

electrical and kinetic

nuclear and chemical
radiant and thermal
elastic and gravitational

Energy is being transferred.

elastic and gravitational

electrical

mechanical energy
3.
Four people make observations recorded in the table.

Person Observation
Georgina A ball falls
Amy Bonds between atoms change
Wilhelm Breaking the nucleus of an atom causes and explosion

Ron Heat moves from hot to cold areas

Which best describes what all of the observations have in common?

They involve nuclear energy.

They involve radiant energy.
The involve changes in waves.
They involve changes in energy.

Energy of motion decreases.

They involve changes in energy.

Mohammed has less kinetic energy than Autumn.

Energy is being transferred.

4.
Which statement best compares potential and kinetic energy?

The gas and food are examples of energy.

Work can transfer energy between objects and cause a change in the form of energy.

Only kinetic energy increases when the velocity of an object increases.

The skier has potential and kinetic energy.

5.
The table shows information about four objects resting at the top of a hill.

Four Objects at Rest on a Hill

Object Mass (kg) Potential Energy (J)

W 50 980
X 35 1,029
Y 62 1,519
Z 24 1,176

Which object is the tallest hill?

W
X
Y
Z

thermal

Mohammed has less kinetic energy than Autumn.

Z
5 True/False questions
1.
Which set of terms best defines what affects kinetic energy and potential energy,
respectively?
 → 
Velocity, height

True False
2.
When Anna eats an apple, the sugars in that apple are broken down into the substance
called glucose. Glucose is then burned in her body for energy. One of the body parts
that needs this energy is the heart, which beats due to electrical impulses. A byproduct
of this glucose breakdown is the heat that warms her body and is later released.

Which identifies the energy transformations that take place in Anna's body as this
process takes place?

Mechanical energy is converted to kinetic energy, which is then converted to potential

energy.
Chemical energy is converted to thermal energy and electrical energy.
Electrical energy is converted to chemical energy and thermal energy.
Mechanical energy is converted to potential energy which is then converted to kinetic
energy.
 → 
gravitational potential energy
kinetic energy
mechanical energy

True False
3.
This diagram shows a baseball's motion.

Which statement is best supported by the diagram?

Kinetic energy becomes potential energy between points R and S.

Maximum potential energy is at point P.
Maximum potential energy is at point R.
Potential energy becomes kinetic energy between points P and Q.
 → 
Maximum potential energy is at point R.

True False
4.
When Javier touches a hot mug of tea, energy is transferred from the surface of the
mug to his hand. What kind of energy is this?

nuclear
radiant
thermal
chemical
 → 
thermal

True False
5.
A sled is at rest at the top of a 2 m high slope. The sled has a mass of 45 kg. The sled's
potential energy is

(Formula: PE = mgh)
 → 
882

True False