Kinetic and Potential Energy Worksheet

Classify the following as a type of potential energy or kinetic energy (use the letters K or P)

1. A bicyclist pedaling up a hill __K___ 6. The wind blowing through your hair __K___

2. An archer with his bow drawn _P____ 7. Walking down the street __K___

3. A volleyball player spiking a ball __K___ 8. Sitting in the top of a tree __P___

4. A baseball thrown to second base __K___ 9. A bowling ball rolling down the alley __K___

5. The chemical bonds in sugar __P___ 10. A bowling ball sitting on the rack ___P__

What examples can you find in your home that are examples of kinetic and potential energy? (name two for each type of
energy)
11. Kinetic: _______Washing Machine__________________________________________________

m
er as
12. Kinetic: ________Ceiling Fan__________________________________________________________________

co
eH w
13. Potential: _______Snow sitting on my roof___________________________________________

o.
14. Potential: _______All the junk on my top shelf in my office__________________________________________
rs e
ou urc
Kinetic Energy – what does it depend on?
The more __mass______________ an object moves, the more ____potential energy_____________________it has.
o

The greater the ___velocity__________________ of a moving object, the more __kinetic energy__________it has.
aC s
vi re

Kinetic energy depends on both ___mass_________________ and ___velocity_________________.

Solve the following word problems using the kinetic and potential energy formulas (Be sure to show your work!)
ed d
ar stu

Formulas:

KE = 0.5 x m x v2 OR PE = m x g x h
is

v = velocity or speed m = mass in kg g = 9.81m/s 2 h = height in meters

15. You serve a volleyball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30 m/s. The ball has
____KINETIC______________ energy. Calculate it and show your work.
sh

KE = 0.5 x 2.1 x 302 KE = 945J

16. A baby carriage is sitting at the top of a hill that is 21 m high. The carriage with the baby has a mass of 1.5 kg. The
carriage has _POTENTIAL________________ energy. Calculate it and show your work.

PE = 1.5 x 9.81 x 21 PE = 309.015J

This study source was downloaded by 100000823109908 from CourseHero.com on 10-14-2021 12:47:51 GMT -05:00

https://www.coursehero.com/file/44972516/kinetic-and-potential-energy-worksheet-answer-key-2docx/
 17. A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. The car has _KINETIC___________ energy.
Calculate it and show your work.

KE = 0.5 x 1120 x 402 KE = 896 000J

18. A cinder block is sitting on a platform 20 m high. It weighs 7.9 kg. The block has _____POTENTIAL_____
energy. Calculate it and show your work.

PE = 7.9 x 9.81 x 20 PE = 1549.98J

19. A roller coaster is sitting at the top of a 72 m hill and has 94646J. The coaster (at this moment) has
__POTENTIAL__________ energy. What is its mass? Calculate it and show your work.

M = PE / G x H M = 94646 / (9.81 x 72) M = 134kg

20. There is a 19kg bell at the top of a tower that is storing 15745J of energy. The bell has
__POTENTIAL______________ energy. What is the height of the tower? Calculate it and show your work.

H = PE / G x M H = 15745J / (9.81 x 19) H = 84.47m

m
er as
21. Determine the kinetic energy of a 1000-kg roller coaster car that is moving with a speed of 20.0 m/s.

co
eH w
KE = 0.5 x 1000 x 202 KE = 200 000J

o.
22. If the roller coaster car in the above problem were moving with twice the speed, then what would be its new
rs e
kinetic energy?
ou urc
KE = 0.5 x 1000 x 402 KE = 3 200 000J
o

23. A cart is loaded with a brick and pulled at constant speed along an inclined plane to the height of a seat-top. If the
aC s

mass of the loaded cart is 3.0 kg and the height of the seat top is 0.45 meters, then what is the potential energy of
vi re

the loaded cart at the height of the seat-top?

PE = 3.0 x 9.81 x 0.45 PE = 13.24J

24. A 75-kg refrigerator is located on the 70 th floor of a skyscraper (300 meters above the ground) What is the
ar stu

potential energy of the refrigerator?

PE = 75 x 9.81 x 300 PE = 220 725J

25. The potential energy of a 40-kg cannon ball is 14000 J. How high was the cannon ball to have this much potential
Th

energy?

H = PE / (G x M) H = 14000 / (9.81 x 40) H = 35.68M

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that:

 Energy can be neither __CREATED_______________ nor ___DESTROYED_______________.

 Energy can be __TRANSFORMED______________ from one form to another.

 The total amount of _____ENERGY_______________ is the __SAME___________ before and after any energy
transformation.

This study source was downloaded by 100000823109908 from CourseHero.com on 10-14-2021 12:47:51 GMT -05:00

https://www.coursehero.com/file/44972516/kinetic-and-potential-energy-worksheet-answer-key-2docx/
 m
er as
co
eH w
o.
rs e
ou urc
o
aC s
vi re
y
ed d
ar stu
is
Th
sh

This study source was downloaded by 100000823109908 from CourseHero.com on 10-14-2021 12:47:51 GMT -05:00

https://www.coursehero.com/file/44972516/kinetic-and-potential-energy-worksheet-answer-key-2docx/
 m
er as
co
eH w
o.
rs e
ou urc
o
aC s
vi re
y
ed d
ar stu
is
Th
sh

This study source was downloaded by 100000823109908 from CourseHero.com on 10-14-2021 12:47:51 GMT -05:00

https://www.coursehero.com/file/44972516/kinetic-and-potential-energy-worksheet-answer-key-2docx/
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)