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Gravitational Potential Energy
Quiz
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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?
A ball sitting on the ground
A book sitting on the corner of a desk
An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground
A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?
Make the object larger
Lower the object towards the ground
Raise the object farther off the ground
Allow the object to roll on the ground
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?
A
G
D
C
G
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
Gravitational Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Both potential and kinetic energy
none of the above
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which object would have the greatest gravitational potential energy when thrown off of the roof of a building?
Apple
Bowling Ball
Pencil
Computer
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The formula for calculating the gravitational potential energy in an object is shown above. Which object will have the largest value for its GPE
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the gravitational potential energy of an 85 kg mountain climber at the summit of a 6267 m volcano? Let g = 9.8N/kg
5,220,411 J
532,695 J
73.7 J
54,356.6 J
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
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