TME + Conservation of Energy Review

If the mass of a roller coaster is 800 kg, what is the gravitational potential energy at point A?

• 1,097,600 J

• 112,000 J

• 5.71 J

• 7,840,000 J

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As a ball rises in the air and reaches its highest point, most of the kinetic energy has been-

• destroyed.

• stored in chemical bonds.

• converted into inertia.

• transformed into potential energy.

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At which point will the roller coaster have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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At which point will the roller coaster have the greatest amount of potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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At which point is the pendulum's kinetic energy the highest?

• A

• B

• C

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Which of the following best describes the transformation of energy as the pendulum swings from point A to point B?

• The gravitational potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy.

• The gravitational potential energy is transformed into thermal energy.

• The kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy.

• The kinetic energy is transformed into inertia.

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• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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• A

• B

• D

• F

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Throwing a ball in the air is an example of-

• potential energy being converted into kinetic energy.

• kinetic energy being converted into potential energy.

• energy being destroyed.

• kinetic energy being converted into friction.

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Assuming a rock falls steadily down the cliff shown, at which point would it have the maximum kinetic energy?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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