QUEZON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 8

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT 3 –Quarter 1 (POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY)

NAME: _________________________________________ DATE_____________________

YR/SEC: ________________________________________ TEACHER: _______________________________
MUTIPLE CHOICE
1. What form of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a. Light Energy b. Kinetic Energy c. Potential Energy d. Electrical Energy
2. What form of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a. Light Energy b. Kinetic Energy c. Potential Energy d. Electrical Energy
3. It is energy of motion. This energy is possessed by moving objects. What is it?
a. Light Energy b. Kinetic Energy c. Potential Energy d. Electrical Energy
4. Potential energy depends on the _________, ___________ and __________.
a. mass, speed and height b. height, speed and weight c. height, mass and acceleration due to gravity
5. Which object will have the greatest kinetic energy?
a. A truck moving with 20kph b. A car moving with 20 kph c. A bike resting at the parking d. A tricycle moving with 10kph
6. Energy is defined as_____ a. ability to do force b. ability to do power c. ability to do work d. ability to do rest.
7. Which of the following has the greatest potential energy?

a. b. c. d.
8. The higher the position, the higher the ____________.
a. kinetic energy b. elastic energy c. electrical energy d. potential energy
9. Which of the following is TRUE about kinetic energy?
a. Greater speed means lesser K.E. b. Greater mass means greater K.E. c. Greater height means greater K.E.
10. Kinetic comes from the Greek word _____________, meaning "motion"
a. kinetikos b. kinetosis c. kingketic d. kenikotis
11. Acceleration due to gravity can also affect the potential energy of an object. The acceleration due to gravity of earth is equal to
8.9 m/s. a. true b. false c. not always true
12. An object gains Potential Energy. when raised from the ground and loses Potential Energy. when made to fall.
a. true b. false c. not always true
13. An object from a certain height falls freely. Which of the following happens to PE and KE when the object is half on its way
down?
a. loses PE and gains KE b. gains PE and loses KE c. loses both PE and KE d. gains both PE and KE
14. Which of the following quantities has the greatest influence on the amount of kinetic energy of a car while traveling on a
highway? a. mass b. size c. speed d. weight
15. Which of the following pair of quantities are the factors that affect kinetic energy?
a. mass and speed b. mass and height c. time and height d. force and distance
16. Which point has the greatest potential energy?
a. point A b. point B c. point C d. point A and C
17. Which of the following does not affect the amount of potential energy of an
object?
a. mass b. speed c. height or location
d. strength of gravity
18. What happens to the kinetic energy of an object if its speed is doubled?
a. twice as much b. thrice as much c. increases four times d. decreases four times
19. At which point is potential energy greatest?
a. W
b. X
c. Y
d. Z
20. What is the standard unit of Energy? a. J b. L
c. Kg d.N

Prepared by: MAF/LM

Aug.2021