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Marble slide Energy Analysis

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At which point does the roller coaster have the most potential energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

At which point does the roller coaster have the most kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Which of the following would be a concern that you should calculate?

a)

There is too much kinetic energy at 4

b)

There is too much potential energy at 1

c)

There is too much potential energy at 2

d)

There is not enough kinetic energy at 3

4.

Your marble slide is 60 cm high and your marble is 7 grams. Given gravity is 9.81 m/s2, what is the potential energy, in Joules, of the marble at the starting point?

a)

412.02 J

b)

4.1202 J

c)

0.041202 J

d)

0.41202 J

5.

Now, your marble has moved down to 50 cm. State its potential energy at this moment.

a)

0.034335 J

b)

0.34335 J

c)

3.4335 J

d)

34.335 J

6.

At this 50 cm point, what is the marble's velocity to 3 significant figures?

a)

1.96 m/s

b)

1.40 m/s

c)

0.00687 m/s

d)

4.65 m/s

7.

Now your marble is moving up again. What is the height of the marble if you want the marble to have a velocity of 0.05 m/s correct to 4 significant figures ?

a)

0.6 m

b)

0.5999 m

c)

0.5998 m

d)

0.5988 m

8.

The marble moves down again to a height of 20 cm. What is its velocity, correct to 3 significant figures?

a)

7.85 m/s

b)

7.84 m/s

c)

2.81 m/s

d)

2.80 m/s

9.

The marble moves up again to achieve a velocity of 2.4 m/s. What is the marble's height, correct to 3 significant figures?

a)

30.6 cm

b)

30.7 cm

c)

30.8 cm

d)

30.9

10.

The marble is at the bottom (height is 0 cm) of your marble slide. What is its velocity correct to 3 significant figures?

a)

3.33 m/s

b)

3.43 m/s

c)

3.44 m/s

d)

5.12 m/s