Kinetic

Suppose all of these objects were moving at 12 m.p.h. Which of these would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A car moving

• A person running

• A ball rolling

Answer explanation

The mass of the car is greater than the mass of any of the other objects.

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Which of the following is a correct statement?

• Both the mass and speed of an object affect the amount of kinetic energy it will have.

• Only the speed of an object affects the amount of kinetic energy it will have.

• Only the mass of an object affects the amount of kinetic energy it will have.

• Neither the mass nor speed of an object affects the amount of kinetic energy; only the height of the object.

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Which of the following statements is correct?

• The car has less kinetic energy because it has more mass than the girl.

• The car has the most kinetic energy because it has more mass than the girl.

• The car and the girl have the same amount of kinetic energy because they are moving at the same speed.

• The girl has the most kinetic energy because she has less mass than the car.

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Car 1 and Car 2 have the same mass. Which of the following statements is true?

• Car 1 has the most kinetic energy because it is moving at a faster rate of speed.

• Car 2 has the least amount of kinetic energy because it is actually smaller than car one.

• Car 2 has the most kinetic energy because it is moving at a slower rate of speed.

• Car 1 has the least amount of kinetic energy because it is moving at a faster rate of speed.

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The two sleds shown below are about to collide. If they stick together in the collision, what will happen after the collision? (In this collision, there is no friction between the sleds and the snow.)

• The two sleds will move to the left.

• The two sleds will move to the right.

• There is not enough information to know which sled will be pushed backward.

• The two sleds will be motionless in the middle.

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How could you increase the number of snowmen destroyed by the sled sliding down the hill?

• Increase the starting kinetic energy of the sled.

• Increase the mass of the sled.

• all of the above

• Increase the starting height of the sled.

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Why does a soccer ball eventually stop rolling once it’s kicked on a grassy field?

• none of these

• Gravity acts upon it.

• Light acts upon it.

• Friction acts upon it.

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Kinetic energy is measured in

• Newtons (N)

• Joules (J)

• Kilograms (kg)

• miles per hour (mph)

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Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

• point W

• point X

• point y

• point z

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Mass and speed both affect the amount of kinetic energy an object has, but ____________ has a greater effect.

• mass

• speed

• volume

• weight

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