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GPE and KE Problems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the velocity of an object rolling down the hill that has 175 J of kinetic energy and a mass of 15 kg. Use the formua 2KEm\sqrt[]{\frac{2KE}{m}}  

a)

2625 m/s

b)

87.5 m/s

c)

23.33 m/s

d)

4.83 m/s

2.

A 20 kg mass is raised to a height of 5m. What is the Potential Energy in this position? Use the formula PE= mgh. g=9.8 m/s^2

(a)  

3.

What is the distance raised above the ground if the object has a mass of 30kg and a potential energy of 784 J. Use the formula h= PEmgh=\ \frac{PE}{mg}  

g= 9.8 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

a)

2.7 J

b)

294 J

c)

230,496 J

d)

4.97 J

4.

What unit is Energy measured in?

a)

NEw

b)

meters per second

c)

Joules

d)

meters per second per second

5.

m=2KEv2m=\frac{2KE}{v^2}  Calculate the mass of a truck that is traveling 80 m/s and has the kinetic energy of 5,500,000 J. Use the formula seen here.

a)

1718.75 kg

b)

68,750 kg

c)

8593.75 kg

d)

1,492. 34 kg

6.

The PE of a 50 kg object is 20,000 J. How high was the object to have this amount of potential energy? Use the formula h=PEmg  where g= 9.8 ms2h=\frac{PE}{mg}\ \ where\ g=\ 9.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

a)

400 m

b)

2040.82 m

c)

4.82 m

d)

40.82 m

7.

What unit is used to measure height?

a)

joules

b)

meters

c)

kilograms

d)

Newtons

8.

What is the relationship between kinetic energy and velocity?

a)

There is no relationship

b)

If velocity changes, then kinetic energy goes up A LOT.

c)

Velocity doesn't affect kinetic energy.

d)

If velocity goes up, kinetic energy drops.

9.

What is the difference between kinetic energy and potential energy.

a)

Potential energy can only be detected in very small objects, but kinetic energy is in all objects

b)

Kinetic energy is only present on Earth.

c)

Kinetic energy is moving energy and potential energy is stored energy.

d)

Potential energy can be destroyed, but kinetic energy cannot.

10.

Find the Kinetic energy of a 60 kg object rolling down the hill with a velocity of 8 m/s. Use the formula KE= 12 mv2\frac{1}{2\ }mv^2  

(a)