MECHANICAL: Potential and Kinetic Energy

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

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• B

• C

• D

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The formula for calculating the gravitational potential energy in an object is shown above. GPE will get bigger if

There is more than 1 correct answer

• the object has a greater mass

• the object is higher above the ground

• the object is on the ground

• the object is smaller

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The formula for calculating the gravitational potential energy in an object is shown above. Which object will have the largest value for its GPE

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The formula for calculating the gravitational potential energy in an object is shown above. The amount of GPE a body has depends on

• its speed

• its height above the Earth

• its mass

• its height above the Earth AND its mass

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The formula for calculating the kinetic energy in an object is shown above. The amount of KE a body has depends on

• its speed

• its mass AND its speed

• its mass

• its height above the Earth AND its mass

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The formula for calculating the kinetic energy in an object is shown above. Which object will have the largest value for its KE

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The formula for calculating the kinetic energy in an object is shown above. KE will get bigger if

There is more than 1 correct answer

• the object has a greater mass

• the object is moving quickly

• the object is moving slowly

• the object has a smaller mass

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a car parked on a steep hill

• a tennis ball rolling across the court

• a picture hanging on the wall

• a piece of coal before it's burned

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Conservation of energy means that

• energy can be created but not destroyed

• energy can be destroyed but not created

• energy can both be created and destroyed

• energy can neither be created nor destroyed

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If these are all moving at the same speed, the vehicle with the greatest KE would be

(Think about their sizes)

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