Physics Weekly Worksheet

G7 S1- Energy (Part 2)

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

1. Which of the following has the most potential energy?

A. a car at the top of a hill
B. a car speeding down the hill
C. a person at the top of a hill

2. Kinetic and potential energy both relate to:

A. heat B. light C. motion

3. What is potential energy?

A. the energy an object has due to its motion
B. the stored energy of an object due to its position or condition
C. the energy an object might have if it existed

4. What is kinetic energy?

A. the energy an object has due to its motion
B. the stored energy of an object due to its position or condition
C. the energy an object might have if it existed

5. What is an example of kinetic energy at work?

A. a ball lodged in a tree
B. a frisbee flying through the air
C. a car in the garage

6. What does kinetic energy depend on?

A. the weight and volume of an object
B. the buoyancy of an object
C. the mass and speed of an object

7. What has the least kinetic energy?

A. a car
B. a satellite orbiting in space
C. an object that is not moving

8. When is kinetic energy transferred from one object to another?

A. when those objects pass one another
B. when those objects are in two places
C. when those objects collide

9. Can you create or destroy energy?

A. yes
B. no
C. only if you are really stron
10. Give two examples of potential and kinetic energy each.

11. A bicycle with a mass of 40 kg is moving with a velocity of 10 m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.

12. A truck with a mass of 2 tones is moving with a velocity of 72 km/h. Calculate its kinetic energy.

13. A trolley has kinetic energy of 250 N which is moving at a velocity of 5 m/s. What is the mass of the trolley?

14. An object that is placed 30 m above ground has a mass of 50 kg. If the gravitational force equals to 10 m/s².
Calculate its potential energy.
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