Calculating Potential Energy Practice
Authored by Samantha McKeown
Science
7th Grade
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Determine the potential energy of a .5 kg book that is on a 2 m shelf. Gravity is equal to 9.8.
(a)
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NGSS.MS-PS3-2
2.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
An 2 kg apple is hanging in a tree, 3 m off the ground. What is the gravitational potential energy (gravity = 9.8 m/s2) of the apple?
(a)
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Gravitational potential energy depends on the strength of gravity, ________ and ________ of the object.
height and mass
friction and movement
mass and movement
height and friction
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NGSS.MS-PS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the correct equation for calculating an object's gravitational potential energy?
PE = mgh
PE = mg / h
PE = mg + h
PE = gh
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NGSS.MS-PS3-2
5.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
There is a clock at the top of a tower that is 45m high. The clock weighs 20 kg. Calculate its potential energy. Remember g=9.8 m/s
(a)
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NGSS.MS-PS3-2
6.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the gravitational potential energy of an 85 kg mountain climber at the summit of a 6267 m volcano?
(a)
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NGSS.MS-PS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
7.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The world record for pole vaulting is 6.15 m and the vaulter's mass is 82 kg. Calculate the amount of potential energy. Gravity = 9.8
(a)
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NGSS.MS-PS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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