Energy Assignment

Match the following terms to the correct definition

• Stored energy

• Work

• A push or pull

• Force

• Force that causes motion

• Potential Energy

• Energy in motion

• Kinetic Energy

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Click on where the rollercoaster has the MOST potential energy.

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Daily Review - What is the potential energy of a 25 kg backpack sitting on a 0.8 m high table?

PE = mgh

What is the kinetic energy of a 44 kg cheetah running at 31 m/s?

KE = ½ mv²

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A 65 kg boy on his bike is moving at a rate of 12 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the boy on his bike.

KE = ½ mv²

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Potential energy is based on ....

• height

• speed

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Kinetic energy is based on .....

• height

• speed

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The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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A cheetah can run briefly with a speed of 31.0 m/s. Suppose a cheetah with a mass of 47.0 kg runs at this speed. What is the cheetah’s kinetic energy?

• 1457 Joules

• 22,584 Joules

• 15 Joules

• 45,167Joules

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What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A car driving down a hill.
• A person running down a hill. 
• A ball rolling down a hill. 

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