Unit 3: Lesson 1,2,3
1. What is kinetic energy?
A) The energy an object has when it is stationary
B) The energy that any object with mass has because it is moving
C) The energy stored in an object due to its position
D) The energy created by friction
2. What happens to an object's kinetic energy if it is not moving?
A) It has maximum kinetic energy
B) It has no kinetic energy
C) It has potential energy only
D) It has kinetic energy equal to its mass
3. How is an object's kinetic energy related to its mass?
A) Kinetic energy is not related to mass
B) Kinetic energy decreases as mass increases
C) Kinetic energy is directly related to its mass
D) Kinetic energy is inversely related to mass
4. If two objects are moving at the same speed, how does their mass
affect their kinetic energy?
A) The object with less mass has more kinetic energy
B) The object with more mass has more kinetic energy
C) Both objects have the same kinetic energy
D) Kinetic energy is unrelated to mass
5. How does speed affect an object's kinetic energy?
A) It is directly proportional to speed
B) It is inversely proportional to speed
C) It is related to the squared value of its speed
D) Speed has no effect on kinetic energy
6. If one object is moving at twice the speed of another object with
the same mass, how much more kinetic energy does it have?
A) The faster object has the same kinetic energy
B) The faster object has twice the kinetic energy
C) The faster object has four times the kinetic energy
D) The faster object has half the kinetic energy
7. What can be concluded about an object with a greater mass and
the same speed compared to a lighter object?
A) It has less kinetic energy
B) It has the same kinetic energy
C) It has more kinetic energy
D) Kinetic energy is dependent on shape, not mass
8. Which of the following statements is true about kinetic energy?
A) It can be negative
B) An object at rest has maximum kinetic energy
C) Kinetic energy depends on both mass and speed
D) Kinetic energy only exists in moving fluids
9. What is potential energy?
A) Energy that is only present in moving objects
B) Energy that has the potential to become another form of energy
C) Energy that is always negative
D) Energy that cannot change form
10. Which of the following does NOT affect an object’s potential
energy?
A) Its physical properties
B) Its position in a system
C) Its temperature
D) The forces acting on it
11.What type of potential energy is related to an object's mass and
its position in a gravitational field?
A) Magnetic potential energy
B) Electric potential energy
C) Gravitational potential energy
D) Elastic potential energy
12. What does magnetic potential energy depend on?
A) The mass of an object
B) The position of a magnetic object in a magnetic field
C) The size of an electric charge
D) The temperature of the object
13. What happens to elastic potential energy when a spring is
stretched?
A) It decreases
B) It remains the same
C) It increases
D) It disappears
14. How can changing an object's position affect its potential
energy?
A) It cannot affect potential energy
B) It can only decrease potential energy
C) It can change potential energy depending on the forces between
objects
D) It always increases potential energy
15. If two objects attract each other, what happens to their
potential energy when they are moved farther apart?
A) Their potential energy decreases
B) Their potential energy remains the same
C) Their potential energy increases
D) Potential energy is not affected by distance
16. What happens to the potential energy of two objects that repel
each other when they are moved farther apart?
A) Their potential energy increases
B) Their potential energy decreases
C) Their potential energy remains the same
D) Potential energy is not relevant in this case
17. What is the law of conservation of energy?
A) Energy can be created but not destroyed
B) Energy can be destroyed but not created
C) Energy can’t be created or destroyed; it can only change forms
D) Energy can only be stored, not transferred
18. If one object loses energy, what must happen?
A) Energy is created from nothing
B) Another object must gain that energy
C) The energy is lost forever
D) The energy remains unchanged
19. How does a hairdryer function in terms of energy conversion?
A) It converts thermal energy into electrical energy
B) It converts mechanical energy into sound energy
C) It converts electrical energy into thermal energy
D) It converts chemical energy into electrical energy
20. What happens to an object’s kinetic energy when it slows
down?
A) It gains kinetic energy
B) It loses kinetic energy
C) Kinetic energy remains the same
D) Kinetic energy is transferred to the air
21. When a bicycle slows down, where does the lost kinetic energy
go?
A) It is destroyed
B) It is converted into another form, such as thermal energy
C) It is stored in the bicycle
D) It is transferred to the ground only
22. What happens when a force acts on an object?
A) The object’s energy remains unchanged
B) The object’s energy changes
C) The force has no effect on energy
D) The energy is only converted into sound
23. When you hit the brakes on a bicycle, what happens to the
kinetic energy?
A) It is completely lost
B) It is converted into heat
C) It becomes potential energy
D) It is transferred to the brakes only
24. Which of the following statements is true about energy
transformation?
A) Energy can only change from one form to another
B) Energy cannot change forms
C) Energy transformations always lead to loss of energy
D) Energy transformations can create new energy
