KE, GPE, and EPE

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

• 900

• 900 m

• 900 s

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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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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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Energy that is stored (not in use, not moving)

• Kinetic energy

• Mechanical energy

• potential energy

• thermal energy

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Energy due to motion= ____________ energy.

• Potential

• Elastic

• Kinetic

• Friction

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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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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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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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What is the correct unit for energy?

• meters (m)

• kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)

• Newtons (N)

• Joules (J)

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What is the equation for calculating gravitational potential energy

• mv

• 1/2 mv^2

• mgh

• Ft

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