Calculating Energy

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
You drop a 5 kg ball from a height of 2 m. Just before it reaches the ground, how much kinetic energy does it have?
10 J
100 J
7 J
20 J
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What is the kinetic energy at position Y? (ignore friction)
0J
10,000J
20,000J
can not be determined
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NGSS.MS-PS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A golf pro swings his driver with a mass of 0.75 kg at a velocity of 60 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the club?
22.5 J
It doesn't have kinetic energy-it has potential energy.
2,700 J
1,350 J
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NGSS.MS-PS3-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Determine the potential energy of a 5 N book that is moved to three different shelves on a bookcase. The height of each shelf is 1 m, 1.5 m, and 2.0 m.
5 J, 7.5 J 10 J
5 J, 3.3 J, 2.5 J
2.5 J, 5.625 J, 10 J
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NGSS.MS-PS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A baby carriage sitting at the top of a hill is at a height of 21 m high. The carriage with the baby weighs 12 N. What kind of energy does the carriage have and how much?
potential energy and 1.75 J
potential energy and 252 J
kinetic energy and 252 J
kinetic energy and 1.75 J
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. What is the KE of the car?
22,400 J
44,800 J
896,000 J
1,792,000 J
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which of the following has the GREATEST IMPACT on the kinetic energy of an object and why?
Mass because very small and very large things can't have the same kinetic energy.
Velocity because its value is squared.
Height because it can be a very large number.
The acceleration due to gravity because it is acceleration which is more than velocity.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
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