Work and Energy High School Physics

What is gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• Stored energy due to an object's shape

• Stored energy due to an object's position

• Energy due to the motion of an object

• Stored energy due to the condition of the object

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What is kinetic energy?

• Energy an object has due to its height

• Stored energy due to an object's position

• Energy an object has due to its motion

• Stored energy due to an object's condition

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An object is at rest. What types of energy are possible for it to have?

• GPE and KE

• GPE

• KE

• It has no GPE or KE

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What happens to the kinetic energy of an object if its mass is doubled?

• KE is unchanged

• KE is halved

• KE is quadrupled

• KE is doubled

What happens to the kinetic energy of an object if its velocity is tripled?

• 6x more KE

• 3x more KE

• 9x more KE

• 3x less KE

A baseball is thrown straight up into the air. At which point is the potential energy of the baseball the least?

• At the apex

• Halfway up

• Right before it is caught

• Halfway down

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A baseball is thrown straight up into the air. At which point is the kinetic energy the least?

• As soon as it is thrown

• Right before you catch it

• At the apex

• Halfway to the apex

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What is the gravitational potential energy of a 20 N hockey puck that is on a 2 m high bench?

• 40 J

• 10 J

• 400 J

• 100 J

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What is the kinetic energy of a 70 kg speed skater moving at 16 m/s?

• 94.7 J

• 1120 J

• 8960 J

• 17920 J

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When holding a basketball above your head, what type of energy does it have?

• KE

• GPE and KE

• No energy

• GPE

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