KE & PE Practice

KE & PE Practice

Multiple Choice

A bicyclist pedaling up a hill is an example of...

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

Multiple Choice

A volleyball player spiking a ball is an example of...

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

Multiple Choice

An archer with his bow drawn is an example of...

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

Multiple Choice

The wind blowing through your hair is an example of...

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

Multiple Choice

Sitting in the top of a tree is an example of...

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

Open Ended

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 ______________________ energy. Calculate it.

 $KE=0.5mv^2$   $PE=mgh\ \left(g=9.8\right)$  

Open Ended

 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 1.22 kg. The carriage has ____________ energy. Calculate it.

 $KE=0.5mv^2$   $PE=mgh\ \left(g=9.8\right)$  

Open Ended

A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. The car has _________________energy. Calculate it.

 $KE=0.5mv^2$   $PE=mgh\ \left(g=9.8\right)$  

Open Ended

A cinder block is sitting on a platform 20 m high. It has a mass of 8.06 kg. The block has _____________ energy. Calculate it.

 $KE=0.5mv^2$   $PE=mgh\ \left(g=9.8\right)$