GPE + KE

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Mechanical Advantage

• Chemical Energy

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A

• G

• D

• C

• G

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

1. As an object falls, what happens to its gravitational energy?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Need more information.

1. As an object falls, what happens to its kinetic energy?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same.

• Need more information

At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A
• B
• D
• E

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

What word best describes Kinetic Energy?

• Stored
• Motion
• Elastic
• Gravity

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

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.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

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

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.HS-PS2-4

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