Quiz about Kinetic and Potential Energy Test

Question 1

Kinetic energy depends on which two variables?

Accepted Answer

Mass

Accepted Answer

Velocity

Answer

Height

Answer

Length

Question 2

What two variables does potential energy depend on?

Accepted Answer

Mass

Accepted Answer

Height

Answer

Velocity

Answer

Length

Question 3

The energy stored in an object due to its height is __________.

Accepted Answer

Gravitational Potential Energy

Answer

Kinetic Energy

Answer

Thermal Potential Energy

Answer

Elastic Potential Energy

Question 4

The energy an object has due to its motion is __________.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic Energy

Answer

Thermal Potential Energy

Answer

Gravitational Potential Energy

Answer

Elastic Potential Energy

Question 5

The energy an object has due to its temperature is __________.

Accepted Answer

Thermal Potential Energy

Answer

Kinetic Energy

Answer

Gravitational Potential Energy

Answer

Elastic Potential Energy

Question 6

True or False: An object in motion will never have potential energy.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 7

True or False: An object at rest can have kinetic energy.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 8

At which point along the track will the cart have the most potential energy?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

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C

Answer

D

Question 9

At which point along the track will the cart have the most kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

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C

Answer

D

Question 10

At which point along the track will the cart have the least potential energy?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

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C

Answer

D

Question 11

At which point along the track is the cart most likely to have both potential AND kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Question 12

An object moving with a speed of 12 m/s and has a kinetic energy of 2180 J, what is the mass of the object?

Accepted Answer

30.28 kg

Answer

363.33 kg

Answer

15.14 kg

Answer

7.57 kg

Question 13

What would the mass of a rollercoaster car be if it were moving at 23 m/s and had a kinetic energy of 6,980 J?

Accepted Answer

26.39 kg

Answer

6.59 kg

Answer

13.19 kg

Answer

606.96 kg

Question 14

A person rolls a 7 kg bowling ball down a bowling lane. If this ball reaches a velocity of 9 m/s, how much kinetic energy did it have?

Accepted Answer

283.5 J

Answer

283.5 kg

Answer

31.5 J

Answer

567 J

Question 15

An bird flying through the air has a kinetic energy of 112J and a mass of 7 kg , how fast is the object moving?

Accepted Answer

5.66 m/s

Answer

4.57 m/s

Answer

16 m/s

Answer

8.1 m/s

Question 16

The potential energy of a 21-kg box on the top shelf of a shelving unit is 1,470 J. How high was the box to have this much potential energy?

Accepted Answer

7.14 m

Answer

140 m

Answer

70 m

Answer

8.24 m

Question 17

A construction worker is climbing to the top of a 7 m ladder. If he has a mass of 102 kg, how much potential energy will he have at the top of the ladder?

Accepted Answer

7004.3 J

Answer

4998 J

Answer

714 J

Answer

357 J

Question 18

A firefighter is standing in a rescue basket 13 m in the air. She has a potential energy of 9950 J. How much mass does the firefighter have?

Accepted Answer

78.02 kg

Answer

765.4 kg

Answer

90.81 kg

Answer

85.04 kg

Question 19

How much potential energy would be stored in a 89 kg object if it was raised 12 m in the air?

Accepted Answer

10,477 J

Answer

66.75 J

Answer

1,068 J

Answer

9,612 J

Kinetic and Potential Energy Test

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