Energy Test Study Guide

Use the diagram and chart to help you answer questions 1 - 6

Note: the weight of the

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Point
on
Track
A
B
C
D
E
F

Heigh
t of
track
300 m
50 m
200 m
48 m
100 m
46 m

train & its passengers is 5000N.

At which point on the track does the train have the most potential energy?
At which point on the track does the train have the least potential energy?
Will the train have more potential energy at the top of the loop or the bottom?
What is the G.P.E of the train at point C?
What is the G.P.E. of the train at point E?
Why must point A be the highest point on the track?

7. What would I change about an object if I wanted to decrease its G.P.E.?

8. Define energy: ___________________________________________________________
9. Which SI unit is used to express a measurement of energy? _______________________
10.
Kinetic energy is the energy of __________________.
11.
Give two examples of kinetic energy.
12.
Potential energy is ___________________ energy.
13.
When you add potential and kinetic energy of an object you find its total
______________________ energy.
14.
Give two examples of items that have potential chemical energy.
15.
Which type of energy conversion occurs when a fuel is burned?
16.
When a ball rolls it eventually slows down by friction. What kind of energy
conversion is happening during friction?
17.
When you consider a waterfall, when does the water have the most potential
energy? What happens to the potential energy when the water falls?

18.
The law of conservation of energy states that when energy is converted
energy is not _____________ or _________________________.
19.
Define elastic potential energy.
20.
Describe two examples of elastic potential energy.
21.
The measurement of kinetic energy depends on ________________ and
_________________.
22.

Complete the blanks in the following chart:

Energy Type

Key terms

Thermal
bonds broken; food & fuel
Electricity & light
Nuclear
Mechanical

Work

23.
In the picture below, both automobiles are traveling at a speed 5 meters per
second. If the mass of the truck is 500kg and the mass of the car is 400kg, which

automobile has the most kinetic energy?

24.
We eat food to provide our bodies with ___________________ energy. When we
move our muscles, that energy is converted to _____________________ energy and
_____________________ energy.
25.
In a power plant coal is burned to heat water, to create steam, to turn a
turbine, which produces electricity. Name the four different types of energy
observed during this process.
Use the picture of the pendulum below to answer the following questions:
26.
At which two points does the pendulum have the
energy?
27.
At position 2, is the pendulums potential
increasing or decreasing?
28.
At position 4, is the pendulums potential
increasing or decreasing?
29.
At which point does the pendulum have
amount of potential energy?
30.
At which point does the pendulum
have the most kinetic energy?

most potential
energy
energy
the least