Potential and Kinetic Energy Worksheet
Explore the concepts of potential and kinetic energy with this engaging worksheet for Grade 4 science students.
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Potential and Kinetic Energy
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand potential and kinetic energy.
1. What type of energy does a ball sitting on top of a hill have?
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
Sound energy
Light energy
2. When a car is moving down the road, what type of energy does it mostly have?
Potential energy
Chemical energy
Kinetic energy
Thermal energy
3. Stored energy is called energy.
4. The energy of motion is called energy.
5. A stretched rubber band has energy.
6. Look at the image of the pendulum. Where does the pendulum have the most potential energy?
7. Where does the pendulum have the most kinetic energy?
8. A bird flying in the sky has only potential energy.
True
False
9. The higher an object is, the more potential energy it has.
True
False
Match the energy type to its description.
10. Kinetic Energy
a. Stored energy
11. Potential Energy
b. Energy of motion
12. Give an example of something that has both potential and kinetic energy at different times. Explain how it changes between the two forms.