Calculate Kinetic and Potential Energy

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Complete the following sentence. The ________________ an object moves, the more ____________________ energy it has.

• slower ... potential

• faster .... kinetic

• faster ... potential

• slower ... kinetic

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Which has a greater impact on kinetic energy?

• mass

• velocity

• sound

• light

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

• Potential

• Kinetic

• both

• neither kinetic nor potential

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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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At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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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?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

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

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