You serve a volleyball with a mass of 2 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30 m/s. What is the KE of the ball?

• 900 J
• 1800 J
• 60 J
• 30 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

There is a bell at the top of a tower that is 45 m high. The bell weighs 100 kg. What is the potential energy of the bell?

• 980 J
• 441 J
• 4,500 J
• 44,100 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. What is the KE of the car?

• 22,400 J
• 44,800 J
• 896,000 J
• 1,792,000 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An 2 kg apple is hanging in a tree, 10 ft off the ground. What is the gravitational potential energy of the apple?

• 19.6 J
• 20 J
• 98 J
• 196 J 

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which of the following has the GREATEST IMPACT on the kinetic energy of an object?

• Mass 
• Velocity
• Height
• The acceleration due to gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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The acceleration of an object due to gravity on Earth is...

• 8.9 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s²
• It depends on the mass of an object
• Equal to its kinetic energy

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A skydiver jumps from a plane and is halfway through her descent. At this point in time she has...

• Kinetic Energy
• Gravitational Potential Energy
• Both Kinetic and Gravitational Potential Energy
• She has no energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

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Which of the following affects the gravitational potential energy of an object?

• The mass of the object
• The height of the object
• The velocity of the object
• Both the mass and height of the object

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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What is the correct unit for energy?

• meters (m)

• kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)

• Newtons (N)

• Joules (J)

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5