Energy Practice

A golf pro swings his driver with a mass of 0.75 kg at a velocity of 60 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the club?

• 22.5 J

• It doesn't have kinetic energy-it has potential energy.

• 2,700 J

• 1,350 J

What is the mass of a ball has a kinetic energy of 450 J, what must it mass be if it is traveling through the air at 30 m/s?

• 0.25 kg

• 15 kg

• 1 kg

• 0.50 kg

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

• potential energy and 1.75 J

• potential energy and 252 J

• kinetic energy and 252 J

• kinetic energy and 1.75 J

An 2 kg apple is hanging in a tree, 10 ft off the ground. What is the gravitational potential energy (gravity = 9.8 m/s²) of the apple?

• 960.4 J

• 98 J

• 1920.8 J

• 196 J

A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. What is the KE of the car?

• 22,400 J

• 44,800 J

• 896,000 J

• 1,792,000 J

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.

• 250,000 J

• 2,450,000 J

• 2,451,663 J

• 248 J

Lilly's cat ran through your yard. The cat has a mass of 5 kg. He is running at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the cat as he runs?

• 8.5 J

• 45 J

• 7.5 J

• 22.5 J

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

Calculate the kinetic energy of a moving 4 kg object travelling at a velocity of 3 m/s.

• 18 J
• 36 J
• 12 J
• 6 J

How much kinetic energy does a moving 6 kg object have if it moves with a velocity of 3 m/s?

• 27 J
• 18 J
• 9 J
• 2 J