Kinetic and Potential Energy Equations Practice

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.

• 250,000 J

• 2,450,000 J

• 2,451,663 J

• 248 J

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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?

• 8.5 J

• 45 J

• 7.5 J

• 22.5 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A 5 Kg body is having a Kinetic energy of 250 J. What is the velocity of the body?

• 10 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 40 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the mass of a ball that has a kinetic energy of 115 J and is traveling at 9 m/s?

• 1035 kg

• 23.5 kg

• 12.8 kg

• 2.84 kg

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A exercise ball is on a table 2.5 m above the ground. What is the mass of the ball if it has a GPE of 56.8 J?

• 71 kg

• 22.72 kg

• 142 kg

• 2.32 kg

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Ty lifts a set of 1250kg weights a vertical distance of 2m in a weight lifting contest. What Potential Energy do the weights now possess?

• 12,789 Joules

• 24,500 Joules

• 4,500 Joules

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

__________ is stored energy. 

• Potential
• Kinetic
• None of the above 
• All of the above 

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

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

• Height and mass
• Friction and movement
• Mass and Movement
• Height and Friction