AP Physics: Work and Energy Exit Ticket

Calculate the work needed to raise a 3 kg cat up to a height of

4 m.

• 12 J

• 0 J

• 120 J

• 1.22 J

Calculate the Kinetic Energy (KE) of a girl whose mass is 50 kg who is moving at 4 m/s.

• 200 J
• 800 J
• 400 J
• 100 J

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True or false: when the distance an object moves is zero the work done on the object is also zero.  

• True
• False

As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy? 

• Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
• The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases 
• The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases 
• Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase 

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 The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is converted into another,

• Energy is destroyed in the process
• Energy is created in the process
• No energy is destroyed in the process
• Energy is lost in the process

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The energy associated with motion is called

• Kinetic energy
• Elastic potential energy
• Gravitational potential energy
• Nuclear energy

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When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum potential energy? 

• at the top of the hill
• as you go down each hill
• at the bottom of the each hill
• as you go up each hill

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Potential energy that depends on height is called

• Kinetic energy
• Elastic potential energy
• Nuclear energy
• Gravitational potential energy

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The unit of work is

• watt

• hertz

• joule

• pascal

How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?

• 15 J
• 45 J
• 0 J
• 5 J