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GPE and KE Problems

Authored by Tabitha Ray

Physics

8th Grade

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GPE and KE Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Find the velocity of an object rolling down the hill that has 175 J of kinetic energy and a mass of 15 kg. Use the formua 2KEm\sqrt[]{\frac{2KE}{m}}  

2625 m/s

87.5 m/s

23.33 m/s

4.83 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

2.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A 20 kg mass is raised to a height of 5m. What is the Potential Energy in this position? Use the formula PE= mgh. g=9.8 m/s^2

(a)  

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the distance raised above the ground if the object has a mass of 30kg and a potential energy of 784 J. Use the formula h= PEmgh=\ \frac{PE}{mg}  

g= 9.8 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

2.7 J

294 J

230,496 J

4.97 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What unit is Energy measured in?

NEw

meters per second

Joules

meters per second per second

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

m=2KEv2m=\frac{2KE}{v^2}  Calculate the mass of a truck that is traveling 80 m/s and has the kinetic energy of 5,500,000 J. Use the formula seen here.

1718.75 kg

68,750 kg

8593.75 kg

1,492. 34 kg

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The PE of a 50 kg object is 20,000 J. How high was the object to have this amount of potential energy? Use the formula h=PEmg  where g= 9.8 ms2h=\frac{PE}{mg}\ \ where\ g=\ 9.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

400 m

2040.82 m

4.82 m

40.82 m

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What unit is used to measure height?

joules

meters

kilograms

Newtons

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