MECHANICAL: Kinetic & Potential Energy Calculations

MECHANICAL: Kinetic & Potential Energy Calculations

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Peter Carson

Science

6th - 10th Grade

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NGSS
MS-PS3-1, MS-PS3-2, MS-PS3-5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct unit for energy?

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the equation for calculating gravitational potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the equation for calculating kinetic energy?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

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Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level. (g = 10 Nkg-1)

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

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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? (KE = 1/2mv2)

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

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Alice kicks a soccer ball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves the ground moving 30 meters per second. What is the kinetic energy of the soccer ball? (KE = 1/2mv2)

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

If the 0.3 kg marble was moving at 6 m/s at the bottom of the ramp, how much kinetic energy did the marble have? (KE = 1/2mv2)

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

If the 1.2 kg basketball rolls at 3 m/s, what is it's kinetic energy? (KE = 1/2mv2)

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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