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mechanical energy/review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________________ is the sum of kinetic and potential energy.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

potential energy

d)

distance

2.

Does a bicycle have more potential energy on top of a hill or half way down a hill?

a)

It has the same amount of potential energy no matter where it is on the hill.

b)

A bicycle does not have potential energy anywhere on the hill.

c)

A bicycle on top of the hill will have more potential energy than one half way down the hill.

d)

A bicycle half way down the hill will have more potential energy than one on top of the hill.

3.

If you decrease the height of an object, the amount of energy it can transfer does what?

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

d)

none of these

4.
Where is potential energy the LEAST on a roller coaster?
a)
At the top of the first hill
b)
Halfway down the first hill
c)
At the bottom of the first hill
5.

What is the mechanical energy of the roller coaster car?

a)

100 joules

b)

50 joules

c)

2500 joules

d)

1 joule

6.

This drawing illustrates which of the following?

a)

Conservation of Mechanical Energy

b)

Conservation of Mass

c)

Conservation of Momentum

d)

Universal Gravitation

7.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the kinetic energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.

In diagram 2, if the mass of the car is 600 kg, what is the change in potential energy from point A to point B?

a)

411,600 J

b)

294,000

c)

176,580 J

d)

117,720 J

10.
In diagram 2, if the 600 kg cart is initially at rest, what is its velocity at point B?
a)
19.8 m/s
b)
15.0 m/s
c)
10.3 m/s
d)
3.8 m/s