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Kinetic/PotentialEnergy
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response questions must be responded to in complete sentences. If the question involves calculations,
youmustshowallyourmathwork.
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Whatthreethingsdoesgravitationalpotentialenergydependon?

2.

Mechanicalenergyis
a.foundinmachineryonly
b.usuallymeasuredattheatomiclevel
c.thesumofthechemicalandthermalenergyofanobject
d.thesumofthekineticandpotentialenergyofanobject

3.

Anexampleoftheconversionofgravitationalpotentialenergyintokineticenergyis
a.afallingraindrop
b.agasolinepoweredengine
c.strikingamatch
d.ahockeypuckslidingonice

4.

Whenaseagullpicksanoysterupintotheskyandthenletsitdropontherocksbelowtoopenthe
shellwhereistheoyster'spotentialenergygreatest?Whereisitskineticenergygreatest?

5.

Kineticenergydiffersfrompotentialenergyinthat
a.kineticenergyisstoredenergythathasthecapacitytodowork,andpotentialenergyisthe
energyofmotion
b.kineticenergyisenergythatanobjectpossessesasaresultofitslocation,andpotentialis
thesameasheatenergy
c.kineticenergycanbeconvertedintovariousformsofenergy,whereaspotentialenergycan
onlybetransformedintoheatenergy
d.kineticenergyisenergyofamovingobject,whereaspotentialenergyisenergypossessedby
matterasaresultofitslocationorstructure
e.kineticenergycanbecreatedordestroyed,whilepotentialenergycanbecreatedand
destroyed

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Kinetic/PotentialEnergy(Grade9)FreePrintableTestsandWorksheetsHelpTeaching.com

Imagineanobjectheldatsomeheightabovetheground.Itisreleasedandfallstowardtheground.
Ignoringairresistanceorfriction,whichofthefollowingmustbetrue?
a.Beforeitfalls,allofitsenergymustbepotentialenergy
b.Attheendofitsfall,allofitsenergymustbeconvertedtokineticenergy
c.Duringitsfall,thecombinationofitskineticandpotentialenergymustequaltheamountof
potentialenergywithwhichitstarted
d.Alloftheabove

7.

Atwhatpointinawaterfall,dothedropsofwatercontainthemostgravitationalpotentialenergy?
a.Atthetopbeforetheystartfalling
b.Whentheyfirstbeginmoving
c.Whentheyarehalfwaytothebottom
d.Whentheyreachthebottomofthefall

8.

A37Nobjectisliftedtoaheightof3meters.Whatisthepotentialenergyofthisobject?
a.12.3J
b.111J
c.11.1J
d.1.23J

9.

Whatpotentialenergyisacquiredbyahammerwithamassof0.75kgwhenraised0.35m?
a.2.57J
b.0.2625J
c.2.14J
d.NoneoftheAbove

10. A10kgrockisthrownup.Itismovingat9m/s.Whatisitspotentialenergyatthetop?(Hint:
conservationofenergy)
a.405J
b.300J
c.1000J
d.500J

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