Potential Energy

Mechanical Energy

Multiple Choice

Which location would the roller coaster cart have the most potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Multiple Choice

Which would have the LEAST potential energy?

• A ball sitting on the ground.

• An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground.

• A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest.

Multiple Choice

If the marble had a mass of 0.3kg and the hill was 2.3 m tall, how much potential energy did it have at the top of the ramp?

• 2.3 J

• 6.8 J

• .23 J

• 5.2 J

Multiple Choice

Which location would the roller coaster cart have the most kinetic energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Multiple Choice

If a 0.3 kg marble was moving at 6 m/s at the bottom of the ramp, how much kinetic energy did the marble have?

• 5.4 J

• 3 J

• 1.8 J

• 6 J