Kinetic, Potential, and Mechanical Energy
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- Q1
A 75 kg person is running at 2 m/s. How much kinetic energy do they have?
75 J
200 J
150 J
300 J
30s - Q2
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?
29.4 J
6 J
3 J
44.1 J
30s - Q3
A book is sitting on the top shelf of a book shelf. What type of potential energy does it have?
elastic
gravitational
30s - Q4
An archer pulls back on the string of their bow. What type of potential energy does the string have?
elastic
gravitational
30s - Q5
Match the following.
Users link answersLinking30s - Q6
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.
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Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s - Q8
Which of the following is the best example of kinetic energy being transformed into gravitational potential energy?
A ball rolling up a hill
Starting an automobile engine
Bending a paper clip
Coasting down a hill on a bicycle
30s - Q9
Which of the following does NOT contribute to the gravitational potential energy of an object?
g
velocity
mass
height
30s - Q10
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.
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