Chp 7 Review

What has to happen when a force is exerted on an object for work to be done?

• the object moves
• the object stays still
• the object is heavy
• none of these

What is power?

• work per unit time
• force per unit distance
• total energy used
• force over a time interval

What is kinetic energy?

• stored energy
• energy of motion
• energy of friction
• energy stored in chemical bonds

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What type of energy represents the sum of the KE and PE that a moving object has?

• chemical energy
• total mechanical energy
• electromagnetic energy
• electrical energy

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How do we express the total amount of energy a moving object has?

• KE x PE
• KE + PE
• KE - PE
• KE / PE

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When a roller coaster cart falls towards the ground, what happens to its potential energy?

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same
• Nothing

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When a rollercoaster cart moves towards the ground, what happens to the PE that it has?

• It transforms into KE
• It leaves the system
• Nothing
• It stays PE

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What is the kinetic energy of a ball sitting on top of a hill?

• 0 J
• less than 0 J
• more than 0 J

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that total amount of energy in a closed system will always

• stay the same
• increase
• decrease
• cannot be determined

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Based on the formula for potential energy, what 2 variables influence PE the most?

• mass and height
• mass and velocity
• velocity and height
• velocity and mass

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