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Kinetic and Potential Energy Formulas

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.

a)

250,000 J

b)

2,450,000 J

c)

2,451,663 J

d)

248 J

2.

Lilly's cat ran through your yard. The cat has a mass of 5 kg. He is running at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the cat as he runs?

a)

8.5 J

b)

45 J

c)

7.5 J

d)

22.5 J

3.

A 5 Kg body is having a Kinetic energy of 250 J. What is the velocity of the body?

a)

10 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

40 m/s

4.

What is the mass of a ball that has a kinetic energy of 115 J and is traveling at 9 m/s?

a)

1035 kg

b)

23.5 kg

c)

12.8 kg

d)

2.84 kg

5.

A exercise ball is on a table 2.5 m above the ground. What is the mass of the ball if it has a GPE of 56.8 J?

a)

71 kg

b)

22.72 kg

c)

142 kg

d)

2.32 kg

6.

Ty lifts a set of 1250kg weights a vertical distance of 2m in a weight lifting contest. What Potential Energy do the weights now possess?

a)

12,789 Joules

b)

24,500 Joules

c)

4,500 Joules

7.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
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.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
10.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
11.
How do you calculate power?
a)
P = W/t
b)
P = E/t
c)
P = w * t
d)
P = bbq/chicken
12.
How do we calculate work?
a)
W = F * d
b)
w = f * D
c)
W = F * D
d)
w = f * d
13.
The SI unit of work is?
a)
Joules
b)
Watts
c)
Newtons
d)
meters
14.
The SI unit for power is...?
a)
Watts
b)
Joules
c)
Newtons
d)
Meters
15.
A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.
a)
power
b)
work
c)
momentum
d)
Watt
16.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
17.

A 5 Kg body is having a Kinetic energy of 250 J. What is the velocity of the body?

a)

10 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

40 m/s

18.

If you triple an object’s height, its gravitational potential energy increases by a factor of:

a)

3

b)

6

c)

1/3

d)

9

19.

A ball has 17 J of kinetic energy and its mechanical energy is 25 J. If the ball has a mas of 3.2 kg, what is it's height above the ground?

a)

25.6 m

b)

13.1 m

c)

2.5

d)

.25 m

20.

What is the mass of a child that has a KE of 400 J who is riding her bike at 3.9 m/s?

a)

26.3 kg

b)

52.6 kg

c)

205 kg

d)

13.14 kg

21.

Jared and Clay are climbing the stairs. Jared gets tired and stops halfway to the fourth floor. Clay makes it to the fourth floor without a problem. If Jared is twice as heavy as Clay, who has more potential energy?

a)

Clay

b)

Jared

c)

Neither

22.

a 74 kg student, starting from rest, slides down an 11.8 meter high water slide. How fast is he going at the bottom of the slide?

a)

10.7 m/s

b)

231.28 m/s

c)

16.9 m/s

d)

15.2 m/s