Calculating Potential & Kinetic Energy

What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy

• Newton
• Joule
• Watt
• Kilogram

What kind of energy is in a battery?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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What is the value for g (gravity)?

• 99.8 m/s

• 8.9 m/s

• 9.8 m/s

• 9 m/s

A baby carriage sitting at the top of a hill is at a height of 21m high. The carriage with the baby weighs 12N. What kind of energy does the carriage have and how much?

• 1.75 J

• potential energy and 252 J

• kinetic energy and 252 J

• 252J

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Determine the kinetic energy of a 625kg roller coaster that is moving with a speed of 18.3 m/s.

• 3,574,218.75J

• 104,653.125J

• 11,437.5J

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The formula for calculating the kinetic energy in an object is shown above. The amount of KE a body has depends on

• its speed

• its mass AND its speed

• its mass

• its height above the Earth AND its mass

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Which passenger has the most potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

• A

• G

• D

• C

• G

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Energy stored because of gravity is called:

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Mechanical Advantage

• Chemical Energy

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At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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