Potential & Kinetic Energy & Work Quiz

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low potential energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

• high potential energy

• high kinetic energy

• low kinetic energy

• equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

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Kinetic energy depends on

• mass and height

• height and speed

• mass and speed

• mass and force

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A cheetah can run briefly with a speed of 31.0 m/s. Suppose a cheetah with a mass of 47.0 kg runs at this speed. What is the cheetah’s kinetic energy?

• 1457 Joules

• 22,584 Joules

• 15 Joules

• 45,167Joules

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The statement that "the energy within a system remains constant and cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed" best sums up _________.

• Something Mr. Lance likes to say.

• Life

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• The scientific method

• Newton's Third Law

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What is the kinetic energy of a 4kg shotput thrown with a velocity of 13m/s

• 676 J

• 52 J

• 17J

• 338 J

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How much kinetic energy does a moving 6 kg object have if it moves with a velocity of 3 m/s?

• 27 J
• 18 J
• 9 J
• 2 J

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A 60 kg Ewok is travelling at a constant speed of 7 m/s. What is its kinetic energy in KJ?

• 1.47 KJ
• 210 KJ
• 147 KJ
• 1470 KJ

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What is the kinetic energy of a ball with a mass of 5kg rolling at 10m/s

• 50 J

• 500 J

• 250 J

• 25 J

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What is the kinetic energy of a 1500 gram object moving at a velocity of 100 m/s

• 112.5 J
• 7,500,000 J
• 75 J
• 7,500 J

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