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Energy Assignment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following terms to the correct definition

a)

Kinetic Energy

1.

Energy in motion

b)

Potential Energy

2.

Stored energy

c)

Work

3.

Force that causes motion

d)

Force

4.

A push or pull

2.

Click on where the rollercoaster has the MOST potential energy.

3.

Daily Review - What is the potential energy of a 25 kg backpack sitting on a 0.8 m high table?


PE = mgh

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4.

What is the kinetic energy of a 44 kg cheetah running at 31 m/s?


KE = ½ mv2

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5.

A 65 kg boy on his bike is moving at a rate of 12 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the boy on his bike.


KE = ½ mv2

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6.

Potential energy is based on ....

a)

height

b)

speed

7.

Kinetic energy is based on .....

a)

height

b)

speed

8.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
9.

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

10.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill. 
c)
A ball rolling down a hill. 
11.

The statement that "the energy within a system remains constant and cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed" best sums up _________.

a)

Something Mr. Lance likes to say.

b)

Life

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

The scientific method

e)

Newton's Third Law

12.

How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

a)

Make the object larger

b)

Lower the object towards the ground

c)

Raise the object farther off the ground

d)

Allow the object to roll on the ground

13.

____________ is the ability to do work.

a)

Energy

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Motion

14.

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

15.

What is the gravitational potential energy of an 85 kg mountain climber at the summit of a 6267 m volcano?

Let g = 9.8N/kg

a)

5,220,411 J

b)

532,695 J

c)

73.7 J

d)

54,356.6 J

16.

What is the gravitational potential energy of a 26 kg eagle, flying at an altitude of 65 m at a speed of 19 m/s?

Let g = 9.8N/kg

a)

32,110 J

b)

1690 J

c)

172.4 J

d)

16,562 J

17.

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?

Let g = 9.8N/kg

a)

803.6 kg

b)

504.3 kg

c)

30,393.3 kg

d)

82 kg

18.

Match the variables with the correct answer.

W = F x d

a)

F = 20 N

d = 5 m

1.

100 J

b)

W = 15 J

d = 5 m

2.

3 N

c)

W = 20 J

F = 2 N

3.

10 m

d)

F = 8 N

d = 4 m

4.

32 J

19.
You do 90 joules of work in 30 seconds. How much power have you generated?
a)

30 watts

b)

3 watts

c)

120 watts

d)

270 watts

20.

A 100 N force is applied to move an object a horizontal distance of 5 meters at constant speed in 10 seconds. How much power is done?

a)

50J

b)

50W

c)

500J

d)

500W