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Grade 7 Kinetic and Potential Energy

The document is a worksheet on kinetic and potential energy for 7th grade students. It contains fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions about different types of energy. The questions cover topics like gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, kinetic energy, and conversions between potential and kinetic energy in situations like roller coaster rides, swinging, and objects moving vertically. Students are asked to calculate values like potential energy, kinetic energy, maximum height and time for various word problems.

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Grade 7 Kinetic and Potential Energy

The document is a worksheet on kinetic and potential energy for 7th grade students. It contains fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions about different types of energy. The questions cover topics like gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, kinetic energy, and conversions between potential and kinetic energy in situations like roller coaster rides, swinging, and objects moving vertically. Students are asked to calculate values like potential energy, kinetic energy, maximum height and time for various word problems.

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Grade 7: Kinetic and potential energy

Name: _______________________ Score: _____________________

Fill in the blanks: Fill the correct answer.

1. The _______________ energy of an object depends on its mass and height above the ground.

2. Kinetic energy is proportional to the square of an object's _______________.

3. The energy stored in a stretched spring is an example of _______________ potential energy.

4. In a roller coaster ride, at the bottom of a loop, the kinetic energy is at its _______________.

5. When a ball is thrown upwards, its kinetic energy _______________ as it reaches the highest point.
Multiple Choice Questions: Choose the correct option.

6. Gravitational potential energy of an object is maximum when the object is:


(a) At rest
(b) Moving upwards
(c) Moving downwards
(d) On the ground

7. When an object is thrown vertically upwards, its potential energy:


(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains constant
(d) Fluctuates

8. The change in gravitational potential energy of an object depends on:


(a) Its mass only
(b) Its height above the ground only
(c) Both mass and height above the ground
(d) Its speed only

9. The potential energy stored in a stretched rubber band is an example of:


(a) Gravitational potential energy
(b) Elastic potential energy
(c) Kinetic energy
(d) Thermal energy

10. In a table comparing the kinetic energy of different objects, which factor affects the kinetic energy the
most?
(a) Mass of the object
(b) Speed of the object
(c) Shape of the object
(d) Color of the object
11. A graph showing the relationship between kinetic energy and velocity of a moving object would be:
(a) Linear
(b) Parabolic
(c) Exponential
(d) Inverse

12. In a roller coaster ride through a loop, at which point does the kinetic energy reach its maximum?
(a) Top of a loop
(b) Bottom of a loop
(c) At a height equal to the radius of the loop
(d) At a height equal to ¼ radius from the bottom.

13. During a roller coaster ride, when the car is going up a hill, its kinetic energy is converted into:
(a) Gravitational potential energy
(b) Elastic potential energy
(c) Chemical potential energy
(d) Electrical potential energy

14. When a bike rider pedals uphill, which form of energy is being converted into kinetic energy?
(a) Gravitational potential energy
(b) Elastic potential energy
(c) Kinetic energy
(d) Thermal energy

15. During a bike ride, when the rider is descending a hill, the potential energy is converted into:
(a) Gravitational potential energy
(b) Elastic potential energy
(c) Kinetic energy
(d) Thermal energy
Solve and show your work

16. A 500 kg roller coaster starts from rest at the top of a 40-meter-high hill. Calculate its potential energy
at the top of the hill. (Assume g = 9.8 m/s²)

17. A car with a mass of 1200 kg is traveling at a speed of 25 m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.

18. A spring with a spring constant of 200 N/m is compressed by 0.2 meters. Calculate the potential
energy stored in the spring.

19. A child on a swing reaches a height of 2 meters above the lowest point of the swing. If the child's
mass is 30 kg, calculate the potential energy at the highest point of the swing. (Assume g = 9.8 m/s²)

20. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. Calculate its maximum height and
the total time it takes to return to the ground. (Assume g = 9.8 m/s²)

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