Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy

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Science
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9th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
There is a bell at the top of a tower that is 45 m high. The bell weighs 100 kg. What is the potential energy of the bell?
980 J
441 J
4,500 J
44,100 J
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An 2 kg apple is hanging in a tree, 10 ft off the ground. What is the gravitational potential energy of the apple?
19.6 J
20 J
98 J
196 J
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following affects the gravitational potential energy of an object?
The mass of the object
The height of the object
The velocity of the object
Both the mass and height of the object
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A skydiver jumps from a plane and is halfway through her descent. At this point in time she has...
Kinetic Energy
Gravitational Potential Energy
Both Kinetic and Gravitational Potential Energy
She has no energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Determine the potential energy of a .5 kg book that is on a 2 m shelf. Gravity is equal to 9.8.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The world record for pole vaulting is 6.15 m and the vaulter's mass is 82 kg. Calculate the amount of potential energy. Gravity = 9.8
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NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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