Potential Energy

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Mechanical Advantage

• Chemical Energy

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Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A ball sitting on the ground

• Moon viewed from the Earth

• An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

• A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

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How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

• Make the object larger

• Lower the object towards the ground

• Raise the object farther off the ground

• Allow the object to roll on the ground

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____________ is the ability to do work.

• Energy

• Force

• Friction

• Motion

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When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy.

• Kinetic Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Electric Energy

Gravitational potential energy depends on the strength of gravity, ________ and ________ of the object.

• height and mass

• friction and movement

• mass and movement

• height and friction

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Which is the correct unit for expressing gravitational potential energy?

• Joule

• Newton

• m/s²

• meter

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Which of the following is the correct equation for calculating an object's gravitational potential energy?

• PE = mgh

• PE = mg / h

• PE = mg + h

• PE = gh

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What is the value of the Earth's acceleration due to gravity (g)?

• 9.8 m/s²

• 100 m/s²

• 25 m/s²

• 3.14 m/s²

What is the gravitational potential energy (GPE) of a 1 kilogram book that is 1 meter above the ground?

g = 9.8 m/s²

• 9.8 Joules

• 1.0 Joule

• 0.10 Joule

• 11.8 m/s²

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