
Kinetic, Potential, and Mechanical Energy
Quiz by Becky Helmer
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A 75 kg person is running at 2 m/s. How much kinetic energy do they have?
A 2 kg book is sitting on a shelf that is 1.5 meters above the ground. How much gravitational potential energy does the book have?
A book is sitting on the top shelf of a book shelf. What type of potential energy does it have?
An archer pulls back on the string of their bow. What type of potential energy does the string have?
Match the following.
What is the kinetic energy of a 750 kg compact car moving at 50 m/s? For your answer, type the number, then a space, then the correct unit.
Which of the following is the best example of kinetic energy being transformed into gravitational potential energy?
Which of the following does NOT contribute to the gravitational potential energy of an object?
A 500 kg roller coaster car is moving up a hill at 4 m/s. At the point that it is 5 m off of the ground, what is the mechanical energy?
For your answer, type a number, then a space, then the correct unit.
Which of the following does NOT contribute to the kinetic energy of an object?