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Kinetic and Potential Energy Calculations

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of dog that has a mass of 12 kg and is 3 m high

a)

345 J

b)

12 J

c)

360 J

2.

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of a book that has a mass of 0.25 kg and is 2 m high.

a)

25 J

b)

1321 J

c)

5 J

3.

A 20kg medicine ball sits on top of a rack 4m high. What is the gravitational potential energy of that medicine ball?

a)

80 Joules

b)

800 Joules

c)

400 Joules

4.

There is a clock at the top of a tower that is 45m high. The clock weighs 20 kg. Calculate its gravitational potential energy.

a)

90 J

b)

900 J

c)

9000 J

5.

A golf pro swings his driver which weighs 0.75Kg at a velocity of 60 m/s.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the club.

a)
16.9 J
b)
1350 J
c)
45 J
6.

What is the kinetic energy of a football which has a mass of 0.8 kg and is kicked at a velocity of 10m/s.

a)
80 J
b)
3.2 J
c)
40 J
7.

You serve a volleyball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30m/s.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the volleyball.

a)
3780 J
b)
945 J
c)
31.5 J
8.

A rabbit of mass 3 kg walks at a speed of 0.5m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.

a)
0.5 J
b)
0.75 J
c)
0.375 J
9.

Brian has an object suspended in the air. It has a mass of 100 kg and is 25 meters above the ground.

What is the object’s gravitational potential energy?

a)

25,000 J

b)

2000 J

c)

1000 J

10.

A cyclist with a mass of 70 kg is moving at a speed of 10 m/s.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the cyclist.

a)

700 J

b)

3500 J

c)

350 J