Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy

Energy that an object has due to its motion.

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Elastic Potential Energy

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The energy an object has due to its position or shape.

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Gravitation Potential Energy

• Elastic Potential Energy

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Potential energy that depends on the height of an object.

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Gravitation Potential Energy

• Elastic Potential Energy

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The energy of stretched or compressed objects.

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Elastic Potential Energy

The bobsled is an event in the winter Olympics. In this event, each sled and its riders speed down an icy track. Which factor(s) affect how much kinetic energy the sled and its team have when the sled crosses the finish line?

• mass only

• speed and time

• speed and mass

• speed, mass, and time

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Lance is a 60-kg runner who, on a good day, runs at a speed of 5 m/s. What is his kinetic energy when he runs at this speed?

• 150J

• 300J

• 750J

• 1500J

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Bonito has potential energy while he is in the starting blocks, getting ready to run his 5-kilometer race. Which of the following statements are true about his potential energy? Choose the THREE statements that apply.

• It can do work.

• It is stored energy.

• It might be used later.

• It can be changed into kinetic energy.

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George rolled four different types of paper into four different cylinders. Identical 10-cm rubber bands were placed around the cylinders to hold the paper in place. Each number in the answer choices is the diameter of one of the cylinders. Which cylinder has the rubber band with the greatest elastic potential energy?

• 5cm

• 10cm

• 20cm

• 25cm

Sophia is planning on going down an 8-m water slide. Her weight is 50 N. She knows that she has gravitational potential energy (GPE) at various points on the slide. What is her GPE at the top of the slide?

• 100J

• 400J

• 200J

• 300J

Sophia is planning on going down an 8-m water slide. Her weight is 50 N. She knows that she has gravitational potential energy (GPE) at various points on the slide. What is her GPE at 6-m on the slide.

• 1ooJ

• 200J

• 300J

• 400J

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