Kinetic Energy Calculations

A car with a mass of 1,200 kg is moving at a velocity of 20 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the car.

• 240,000 J

• 240 J

• 12,000 J

• 240,000,000 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

A bicycle has a kinetic energy of 500 J and is moving at a velocity of 10 m/s. What is the mass of the bicycle?

• 5 kg

• 10 kg

• 20 kg

• 50 kg

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

A ball is thrown with a velocity of 15 m/s and has a mass of 2 kg. What is its kinetic energy?

• 225 J

• 450 J

• 30 J

• 15 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

A truck has a kinetic energy of 1,000,000 J and a mass of 5,000 kg. Calculate its velocity.

• 20 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 40 m/s

• 30 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

A student is planning an experiment to measure the kinetic energy of a rolling ball. They have a ball with a mass of 0.5 kg and need to achieve a kinetic energy of 25 J. What velocity should the ball have?

• 10 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 15 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

A 1,500 kg car is traveling with a kinetic energy of 300,000 J. What is the car's velocity?

• 10 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 25 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

A roller coaster car has a mass of 800 kg and is moving at a velocity of 30 m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.

• 360,000 J

• 720,000 J

• 180,000 J

• 540,000 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

A physics student is tasked with determining the mass of a moving object. The object has a kinetic energy of 200 J and is moving at a velocity of 5 m/s. What is the mass of the object?

• 8 kg

• 16 kg

• 4 kg

• 2 kg

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

A 2 kg object is moving with a velocity of 3 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

• 9 J

• 18 J

• 27 J

• 36 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

A skateboarder is moving at a velocity of 8 m/s and has a kinetic energy of 128 J. What is the mass of the skateboarder?

• 2 kg

• 4 kg

• 8 kg

• 16 kg

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1