Kinetic and Potential Energy Calculations

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of dog that has a mass of 12 kg and is 3 m high

• 345 J

• 12 J

• 360 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of a book that has a mass of 0.25 kg and is 2 m high.

• 25 J

• 1321 J

• 5 J

A 20kg medicine ball sits on top of a rack 4m high. What is the gravitational potential energy of that medicine ball?

• 80 Joules

• 800 Joules

• 400 Joules

There is a clock at the top of a tower that is 45m high. The clock weighs 20 kg. Calculate its gravitational potential energy.

• 90 J

• 900 J

• 9000 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A golf pro swings his driver which weighs 0.75Kg at a velocity of 60 m/s.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the club.

• 16.9 J
• 1350 J
• 45 J

What is the kinetic energy of a football which has a mass of 0.8 kg and is kicked at a velocity of 10m/s.

• 80 J
• 3.2 J
• 40 J

You serve a volleyball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30m/s.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the volleyball.

• 3780 J
• 945 J
• 31.5 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

A rabbit of mass 3 kg walks at a speed of 0.5m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.

• 0.5 J
• 0.75 J
• 0.375 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

Brian has an object suspended in the air. It has a mass of 100 kg and is 25 meters above the ground.

What is the object’s gravitational potential energy?

• 25,000 J

• 2000 J

• 1000 J

A cyclist with a mass of 70 kg is moving at a speed of 10 m/s.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the cyclist.

• 700 J

• 3500 J

• 350 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1