PE/KE Calculations

What is the formula for Gravitational Potential Energy?

• PE = mgh

• KE = 1/2mv²

• W = Fd

• P = W/t

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?

• PE = mgh

• KE = 1/2mv²

• W = Fd

• P = W/t

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the kinetic energy of a 4kg shotput thrown with a velocity of 13m/s?

• 676 J

• 3.25 J

• 17J

• 338 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

You serve a volley ball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30m/s. How much kinetic energy does the ball have?

• 1890 J

• 3780 J

• 945 J

• 31.5 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A golf pro swings his driver which has a mass of 0.75Kg at a velocity of 60 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the club.

• 2700 J

• 16.9 J

• 1350 J

• 45 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Roger Federer’s tennis ball has a mass of 0.3 kg. If he holds the ball above the ground at a height of 2.0 m to serve, what is its gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• 5.88 J
• 0.6 J
• 6.67 J
• 0.15 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A leopard with a mass of 55.00 kg climbs 12.0 m up a tree. What is its GPE?

• 6,468 J
• 660 J
• 4.58 J
• 0.22 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

With all of his Batgear on, Batman has a mass of 90.7 kg. How much potential energy does he have if he's perched on top of a 1,575 m building? 

• 142,852.5 J
• 1,399,954.5 J
• 0.058 J
• 17.36 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A crate with a mass of 15.3 kg is pulled 9.2 m up in order to place it on top of a shelf. Calculate the GPE of the crate.

• 140.76 J

• 1.66 J

• 1,379.4 J

• 5.89 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Gravity on Jupiter is 24.79 m/s². If a 5 kg box is 32 m above the surface of Jupiter, calculate the GPE of the box.

• 160 J
• 3,966.4 J
• 158.66 J
• 6.45 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2