Potential and Kinetic Energy Worksheet
Explore the concepts of potential and kinetic energy with this engaging worksheet for Grade 5 science students. Identify examples and understand energy transformations.
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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 is stored energy, often due to an object's position or state?
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
Thermal energy
Sound energy
2. An object in motion has what type of energy?
Potential energy
Chemical energy
Kinetic energy
Light energy
3. A stretched rubber band has energy.
4. A rolling ball has energy.
5. When a roller coaster is at the very top of a hill, it has maximum energy.
6. A book sitting on a high shelf has kinetic energy.
True
False
7. The faster an object moves, the more kinetic energy it has.
True
False
8. Describe one example of something that has potential energy and explain why.
9. Describe one example of something that has kinetic energy and explain why.
10. Think about a pendulum swinging. When does it have the most potential energy and when does it have the most kinetic energy?
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