AP Physics: Energy Refresher

The total energy in an isolated system can be increased.

• True
• False

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A roller coaster car is poised at the top of the first hill on its track. What type of energy is the car's total energy stored as?

• Kinetic
• Thermal
• Potential
• Mechanical

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That same roller coaster car moves down the hill. Assuming that the track is frictionless, which option represents the transfer of energy?

• Potential to Kinetic
• Kinetic to Potential
• Mechanical to Thermal
• Mechanical to Potential

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

If the roller coaster track is not frictionless, which option best represents the transfer of energy?

• Thermal to Kinetic and Potential
• Kinetic to Thermal and Potential
• Potential to Kinetic and Thermal

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

A box with a mass of 20 kg is moving with a velocity of 3 m/s to the right. How much kinetic energy does it have?

• 60 J
• 75 J
• 90 J
• 180 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

A spring with a spring constant of 3 N/m is compressed by 4 cm. How much potential energy is stored in the spring?

• 0.0024 J
• 0.024 J
• 2.4 J
• 24 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

A 1 kg mass is placed against that same spring. When released, the spring imparts all of its energy to the mass. If the surface on which the mass rests is frictionless, what is the speed that the mass will move with?

• 6.9 cm/s
• 7.2 cm/s
• 12.1 cm/s
• 1.3 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

A frictionless penduluum swings through its full range of motion at the surface of the Earth. At the lowest point of its motion, it is moving with a velocity of 2 m/s. How high above its lowest point will it rise?

• 0.22 m
• 0.38 m
• 0.41 m
• 0.56 m

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