Name __________________________________ Period _____ Date ____________
Energy, Work and Power
WORKSHEET: KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY PROBLEMS
1. Stored energy or energy due to position is known as ____________________
energy.
2. The formula for calculating potential energy is _______________.
3. The three factors that determine the amount of potential energy in an object are
____________________, ____________________ and ____________________.
4. Potential energy is measured in units of _______________.
5. Mass must be measured in units of _______________.
6. Gravitational pull must be measured in units of _______________.
7. Height must be measured in units of _______________.
8. Calculate the potential energy of a rock with a mass of 55 kg while sitting on a
cliff that is 27 m high.
9. What distance is a book from the floor if the book contains 196 Joules of potential
energy and has a mass of 5 kg?
10. An automobile is sitting on a hill which is 20 m higher than ground level. Find the
mass of the automobile if it contains 362,600 J of potential energy.
11. Energy of motion is known as ____________________ energy.
12. The formula for calculating kinetic energy is _______________.
13. The two factors that determine the amount of kinetic energy in an object are
____________________ and ____________________.
14. Kinetic energy is measured in units of _______________.
15. Mass must be measured in units of _______________.
16. Velocity must be measured in units of _______________.
