AP Physics Work

A roller coaster goes over a 10m high hill at 20m/s. What kind of energy does the roller coaster have?

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Both

• Neither

Which is a valid set of units for energy

• kgN

• Nm²/s²

• w

• kgm²/s²

2 identical bowling balls are dropped from the side of a cliff. Bowling ball B is dropped from twice as high than bowling ball A. How many times more kinetic energy does bowling ball B have?

• 2

• Square Root (2)

• Same amount

• 1/2

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You are playing kickball in gym. You kick the 0.5kg ball with enough force to cause it to travel at 4m/s. How much energy would the ball have at the peak of its movements?

• 19.6J

• 2J

• 4J

• 0.8J

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You 80kg and your date 65kg decide to go to the park. The two of you decide to see who can get the highest on the swings. At the bottom of your swing you are 1m above the ground and are traveling 5m/s. How high is your peak in the swing?

• 2.28m

• 1.28m

• 1m

• 9.8m

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Use the law of conservation of energy (assume no friction) to find "E" for a 500-kg roller coaster following this path.

• 51.0 m/s

• 40.8 m/s

• 28.3 m/s

• 31.6 m/s

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A crane lifts a steel beam weighing 8,000N, 300m in the air, then drops it onto a 20m high building below (for science!). The steel beam breaks through the ceiling. Assume that air resistance is negligible. Select the statement that best describes the scenario above.

• The beam has less energy when landing on the ground than it started with due to losing some to its surroundings

• The beam has the same amount of energy as it began with

• The kinetic energy as the beam touches the ground is equal to the potential energy it began with.

• The beam has a velocity of 19.8 m/s as it reaches the ground

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The space shuttle (RIP) used to be transported to its launch pad by a large mobile platform. If the platform holds up the space shuttle 4.5x10⁶kg while rolling 800m to the launch pad, how much work does it do in holding up the shuttle?

• More than 0 but less than 1x10⁵ J

• More than 1x10⁵J but less than 1x10⁷J

• More than 1x10⁷ J but less than 1x10⁹ J

• More than 1x10⁹ J

• 0 J

The roller coaster car has a mass of 500 kg. It is pulled from position 1 to 2 (30 m) by a motor. At the top of the ride the vertical distance top to bottom is 20 m. The motor pulls the car with a 4000 N force. Calculate the work done getting the car to the top of the ride.

• 100 000J

• 120 000J

• 800 000J

• 90 000J

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Bob (80 kg) uses 180 N of force to get him up the slope. The vertical distance is 2 m and the diagonal is 10 m. Calculate the work he does.

• 1600 J

• 160 J

• 3600 J

• 1800 J

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