Honors Energy Quiz

Which of these has the most potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Determine the kinetic energy of a 600 kg roller coaster car that is moving with a speed of 20 m/s.

• 2,000 J

• 120,000 J

• 6,000 J

• 20, 000 J

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What is the mass of the object that sits on a 30 m tall ledge and a PE of 2,100 J

• 7 kg

• 75 kg

• 150 kg

• 700 kg

While snowboarding, Mr. Smith (100 kg) takes a chair lift to the top of the mountain where he gains a potential energy of 1500 J. How high did the chair lift take him?

• 1500 m

• 0.15 m

• 150 m

• 1.5 m

Which would ALWAYS be true of an object possessing a kinetic energy of 0 Joules?

• It is on the ground

• It is moving.

• It is at rest.

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Which would ALWAYS be true of an object possessing a gravitational potential energy of 0 Joules?

• It is on the ground.

• It is in motion.

• It is in the air.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a car parked on a steep hill 

• tennis ball rolling across the court

• a picture hanging on the wall 

• a piece of coal before it's burned 

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When the ball is falling down, the gravitational energy is transferred to .................................... energy.

• potential

• elastic

• kinetic

• chemical

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If we double (x2) the height of an object, its potential energy will...

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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Using the diagram identify where the truck has the LEAST amount of potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

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