Kinetic and Potential Energy Quiz

A 10 kg object is moving at a speed of 5 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

• 25 J

• 50 J

• 125 J

• 250 J

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Potential energy is ____________________________________.

• energy that can be created

• energy that can be destroyed

• energy that is stored/waiting

• energy from heat

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On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

• At the bottom of a big hill
• When going around a corner
• When going upside down
• At the top of a big hill

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A car with a mass of 1200 kg is moving at 20 m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.

• 120,000 J

• 240,000 J

• 480,000 J

• 960,000 J

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A bowling ball and a softball are sitting on the same shelf. Which ball has greater potential energy?

• the bowling ball, because it is higher on the shelf

• the softball, because it is higher on the shelf

• the bowling ball because it has more mass

• the softball because it has more mass

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If an object’s mass is doubled while keeping its speed constant, what happens to its kinetic energy?

• It remains the same

• It doubles

• It triples

• It quadruples

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A 2 kg object is thrown with a velocity of 15 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

• 100 J

• 150 J

• 225 J

• 300 J

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A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.

• Kinetic
• Chemical 
• Potential
• Thermal

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• 784 J

• 980 J

• 1,960 J

• 2,450 J

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What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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