Calculate Potential Energy

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.

• 250,000 J

• 2,450,000 J

• 2,451,663 J

• 248 J

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Ty lifts a set of 1250kg weights a vertical distance of 2m in a weight lifting contest. What Potential Energy do the weights now possess?

• 12,789 Joules

• 24,500 Joules

• 4,500 Joules

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A exercise ball is on a table 2.5 m above the ground. What is the mass of the ball if it has a GPE of 56.8 J?

• 71 kg

• 22.72 kg

• 142 kg

• 2.32 kg

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__________ is stored energy. 

• Potential

• Kinetic

• None of the above 

• All of the above 

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Which of these children has more potential energy? (Choose 2)

• The one at the top of the slide because of his position.

• The one at the bottom of the slide because of his position.

• The one at the top because of his mass.

• The one at the bottom because of his mass.

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Energy that is stored in an object

• Potential Energy

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Pitch

• Wavelength

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Known as stored energy, or energy an object has because of its position.

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Mechanical energy

• Potential energy

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Which type of potential energy is demonstrated in the image?

• Thermal

• Gravitational

• Electrical

• Nuclear

• Elastic

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Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 

• Height and mass

• Friction and movement

• Mass and Movement

• Height and Friction 

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Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

• Position (height) and weight

• Friction and movement

• Mass and Movement

• Height and Friction

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