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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the formula for Gravitational Potential Energy?
PE = mgh
KE = 1/2mv2
W = Fd
P = W/t
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?
PE = mgh
KE = 1/2mv2
W = Fd
P = W/t
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the KE of a football which has a mass of 0.8 kg and is kicked at a velocity of 10m/s?
80 J
3.2 J
160 J
40 J
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the kinetic energy of a zorb and human with a total mass of 90Kg rolling at 10m/s?
3,700J
900J
4,500J
6,500J
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the kinetic energy of a 4kg shotput thrown with a velocity of 13m/s?
676 J
3.25 J
17J
338 J
- 6. Multiple Choice
An explosion of gas from a Hawaiian volcano blows a rock into the sky. The rock has 2000J of kinetic energy. What was its mass if the rock had a velocity of 20m/s?
200Kg
20,000Kg
10Kg
200Kg
- 7. Multiple Choice
You serve a volley ball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30m/s. How much kinetic energy does the ball have?
1890 J
3780 J
945 J
31.5 J
- 8. Multiple Choice
A golf pro swings his driver which has a mass of 0.75Kg at a velocity of 60 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the club.
2700 J
16.9 J
1350 J
45 J
- 9. Multiple Choice
A rabbit with a mass of 3kg walks at a speed of 0.5m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.
0.5 J
0.75 J
0.255 J
0.375 J
- 10. Multiple Choice
An explosion of gas from a Hawaiian volcano blows a rock into the sky. The rock reaches 100 meters in height. It has a mass of 5 kg. How much potential energy does the rock have before it begins falling back to earth?
500J
50J
4,905 J
49.05J
- 11. Multiple ChoiceRoger Federer’s tennis ball has a mass of 0.3 kg. If he holds the ball above the ground at a height of 2.0 m to serve, what is its gravitational potential energy (GPE)?5.88 J0.6 J6.67 J0.15 J
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA leopard with a mass of 55.00 kg climbs 12.0 m up a tree. What is its GPE?6,468 J660 J4.58 J0.22 J
- 13. Multiple Choice
An aircraft is taking a group of skydivers up into the air. Evan is dressed in his parachuting outfit, which brings his mass to a total of 90.0 kg. The aircraft takes the group to a height of 5000m before the jump. How much GPE does Evan have before jumping?
4,410,000 J
450,000 J
55.56 J
0.018 J
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWith all of his Batgear on, Batman has a mass of 90.7 kg. How much potential energy does he have if he's perched on top of a 1,575 m building?142,852.5 J1,399,954.5 J0.058 J17.36 J
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen the astronauts of Apollo 11 landed on the moon, they planted a flag that has a mass of 2.5 kg. How much GPE did the flag have when it was 8 m of the surface of the moon? Gravity there is 1.622 m/s2.20 J12.33 J32.44 J5.19 J
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA 3 kg bowling ball is lifted 1.5 m off the ground. What is its GPE?4.5 J2 J44.1 J0.5 J
- 17. Multiple Choice
A crate with a mass of 15.3 kg is pulled 9.2 m up in order to place it on top of a shelf. Calculate the GPE of the crate.
140.76 J
1.66 J
1,379.4 J
5.89 J
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the GPE of a 0.15 kg baseball once it reaches the apex of its motion at 18 m above the ground?26.46 J2.7 J120 J1,176 J
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA child with a mass of 13.6 kg is sitting atop a 3.5 m slide. How much GPE does the child have?47.6 J3.89 J38.08 J466.48 J
- 20. Multiple ChoiceGravity on Jupiter is 24.79 m/s2. If a 5 kg box is 32 m above the surface of Jupiter, calculate the GPE of the box.160 J3,966.4 J158.66 J6.45 J
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