Kinetic and Potential Energy Quiz

What is the kinetic energy of a volleyball with a mass of 2.1 kg moving at 30 m/s?

• 500 J

• 850 J

• 945 J

• 1000 J

How do you calculate the potential energy of a baby carriage on a hill?

• Mass times velocity squared

• Mass times height

• Mass times gravity times height

• One-half mass times velocity squared

What is the kinetic energy of a car with a mass of 1120 kg traveling at 40 m/s?

• 500,000 J

• 1,000,000 J

• 896,000 J

• 750,000 J

What is the potential energy of a cinder block weighing 79 kg on a 20-meter high platform?

• 20,000 J

• 10,000 J

• 12,000 J

• 15,484 J

How much potential energy does a bell weighing 190 kg have at the top of a 45-meter tower?

• 70,000 J

• 100,000 J

• 83,790 J

• 90,000 J

What is the potential energy of a roller coaster at the top of a 72-meter hill weighing 966 kg?

• 700,000 J

• 681,609.6 J

• 650,000 J

• 600,000 J

What is the kinetic energy of a 3 kg object moving at 2 m/s?

• 6 J

• 8 J

• 4 J

• 10 J

Which object has more kinetic energy: 2 kg at 2 m/s or 4 kg at 3 m/s?

• 4 kg at 3 m/s

• 2 kg at 2 m/s

• Both have the same

• Cannot be determined

Which object has more potential energy if both are lifted to the same height?

• Depends on the height

• The one with less mass

• The one with more mass

• Both have the same

What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?

• One-half mass times velocity squared

• Mass times height

• Mass times gravity times height

• Mass times velocity