Kinetic and Potential Energy Quiz

What is energy?

• The ability to do work

• The force exerted on an object

• The speed of an object

• The mass of an object

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What is kinetic energy?

• Energy stored in elastic objects

• Energy an object has due to its motion

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• Energy stored in an object's position

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Which factor affects kinetic energy more, mass or velocity?

• Mass, because it directly affects the energy

• Neither mass nor velocity affect kinetic energy

• Both mass and velocity have equal effects on kinetic energy

• Velocity, because it is squared in the formula

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When two objects move at the same speed, which one will have more kinetic energy?

• Both objects will have the same kinetic energy

• Kinetic energy cannot be determined without more information

• Object B with lower mass

• Object A with higher mass

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A 4kg bowling ball rolls at a speed of 10m/s on the ground. Calculate its energy (J).

• 200J

• 160J

• 80J

• 40J

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A 2kg volleyball leaves the hand at a speed of 30m/s. Calculate its energy (J).

• 360J

• 900J

• 720J

• 180J

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A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. Calculate its energy (J).

• 358,400J

• 716,800J

• 896,000J

• 1,792,000J

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Amy uses 20N of force to push a lawn mower 10 meters. How much work (J) does she do?

• 250J

• 200J

• 150J

• 100J

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The baseball player does 1234 Joules of work when hitting a baseball into left field. Assuming the baseball landed 100 meters away from home plate, how much force did the player use to hit the ball?

• 12.34N

• 1.234N

• 123.4N

• 1,234N

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Where is the energy in motion? Where is the energy stored?

• Energy is in motion in kinetic energy and stored in potential energy

• Energy is stored in both kinetic and potential energy

• Energy is in motion in potential energy and stored in kinetic energy

• Energy is in motion in both kinetic and potential energy

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