

Gravitational Potential Energy Concepts
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Physics
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard
Patricia Brown
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?
GPE = mgh
GPE = mg/h
GPE = mh/g
GPE = gh/m
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the gravitational field strength on Earth?
25 N/kg
3.6 N/kg
1.6 N/kg
9.8 N/kg
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An object of mass 0.522 kg falls from a height of 15.7 meters on Earth. How much gravitational potential energy is lost?
22.6 J
80.3 J
309 J
73.2 J
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On the Moon, an object falls from a height of 24 meters and loses 73.2 J of energy. What is the gravitational field strength on the Moon?
9.8 N/kg
3.6 N/kg
1.6 N/kg
25 N/kg
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Given the energy lost and height, how do you rearrange the GPE formula to find mass?
m = GPE / h
m = GPE * gh
m = GPE / (gh)
m = GPE * g
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An object of mass 1.96 kg falls on Earth and loses 309 J of energy. What is the height from which it fell?
24 meters
1.6 kilometers
7.5 meters
16.1 meters
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you rearrange the GPE formula to find height?
h = GPE * m
h = GPE / g
h = GPE * mg
h = GPE / (mg)
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