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Practice Quiz - Conservation of Energy

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the GPE at point A

a)

14 J

b)

12 J

c)

6 J

d)

8 J

2.

What is the KE at point B?

a)

14 J

b)

12 J

c)

6 J

d)

8 J

3.

What is the Total Energy of the system?

a)

14 J

b)

12 J

c)

6 J

d)

8 J

4.

What is the KE at point D?

a)

14 J

b)

12 J

c)

6 J

d)

8 J

5.

What is the GPE at point E?

a)

14 J

b)

12 J

c)

6 J

d)

8 J

6.

What is the Total Mechanical Energy at point A?

a)

500,000 J

b)

400,000 J

c)

200,000 J

d)

50,000 J

7.

What is the Kinetic Energy at point B?

a)

500,000 J

b)

400,000 J

c)

300,000 J

d)

50,000 J

8.

What is the Kinetic Energy at point C?

a)

500,000 J

b)

400,000 J

c)

300,000 J

d)

50,000 J

9.

What is the Kinetic Energy at point D?

a)

500,000 J

b)

250,000 J

c)

300,000 J

d)

50,000 J

10.

What is the GPE at point E?

a)

500,000 J

b)

250,000 J

c)

300,000 J

d)

100,000 J

11.

What is the GPE at point F?

a)

500,000 J

b)

250,000 J

c)

300,000 J

d)

0 J

12.

What is the KE at point F?

a)

500,000 J

b)

250,000 J

c)

300,000 J

d)

0 J

13.

What is the Total Energy at the top?

a)

15,000 J

b)

3,750 J

c)

7,500 J

d)

11,250 J

14.

What is the KE 1/4th of the way down?

a)

15,000 J

b)

3,750 J

c)

7,500 J

d)

11,250 J

15.

What is the KE 1/2 of the way down?

a)

15,000 J

b)

3,750 J

c)

7,500 J

d)

11,250 J

16.

What is the KE 3/4th of the way down?

a)

15,000 J

b)

3,750 J

c)

7,500 J

d)

11,250 J

17.

What is the KE at the bottom?

a)

15,000 J

b)

3,750 J

c)

7,500 J

d)

11,250 J

18.

What is the GPE at the top?

a)

50 J

b)

25 J

c)

0 J

d)

100 J

19.

What is the KE half way down?

a)

50 J

b)

25 J

c)

0 J

d)

100 J

20.

What is the Total Energy at the bottom?

a)

50 J

b)

25 J

c)

0 J

d)

100 J

21.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
22.

A cheetah can run briefly with a speed of 31.0 m/s. Suppose a cheetah with a mass of 47.0 kg runs at this speed. What is the cheetah’s kinetic energy?

a)

1457 Joules

b)

22,584 Joules

c)

15 Joules

d)

45,167Joules

23.
Calculate the kinetic energy of a moving 4 kg object travelling at a velocity of 3 m/s.
a)
18 J
b)
36 J
c)
12 J
d)
6 J
24.

What is the kinetic energy of a 4kg shotput thrown with a velocity of 13m/s

a)

676 J

b)

52 J

c)

17J

d)

338 J

25.

What is the gravitational potential energy (GPE) of a 1 kilogram book that is 1 meter above the ground?

g = 9.8 m/s2

a)

9.8 Joules

b)

1.0 Joule

c)

0.10 Joule

d)

11.8 m/s2

26.

An Olympic high jumper, with a mass of 82 kg, has a maximum gravitational potential energy of 1970 J. How high was the jump?

a)

24 m

b)

161,540 m

c)

2.5 m

d)

201 m

27.

The world record for pole vaulting is 6.15 m. I the pole vaulter’s gravitational potential energy is 4942 J, what is his mass?

a)

803.6 kg

b)

504.3 kg

c)

30,393.3 kg

d)

82 kg