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PE,KE and EPE

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The three types of mechanical energies are:

a)

chemical, potential, and elastic potential

b)

gravity, potential, and work

c)

Potential, gravity, and elastic

d)

elastic, potential, and kinetic

2.

If I begin with 10J of energy I should end with ___________ of energy.

a)

20J

b)

10J

c)

5J

d)

2.5J

3.

When the height of an object is zero, potential energy is ____________.

a)

cannot determine

b)

0J

c)

mg

d)

12 mv2\frac{1}{2\ }mv^2

4.

When you are at the highest point on a roller coaster, the kinetic energy is _____________

a)

zero because the velocity is zero at the highest point

b)

is always a positive value because velocity is positive at the highest point

c)

zero because Mrs. Eida said it like 100 times.

d)

is negative because at the highest point you are going downward

5.

  Calculate the potential energy of a 5.2-kg object positioned 5.8 m above the ground.

a)

87.46 J

b)

301.6 J

c)

288.6J

d)

0J

6.

Kelli has a mass of 42 kg, and she is sitting on a playground swing that hangs .4 m above the ground. Her mom pulls the swing back and releases it when the seat is 1 meter above the ground. How fast is Kelli moving when the swing passes through its lowest point?

a)

3.26 m

b)

3.26 m/s

c)

3.46 m

d)

3.46 m/s

7.

A block of mass 2 kg is moving at a speed of 4 m/s on a frictionless surface toward a spring. The spring has a spring constant of 20 N/m

How fast is the block going when it has compressed the spring .05 m?

a)

3.97 m/s

b)

87 m/s

c)

cannot be determined

d)
  1. 0 m/s