What is a common misconception about the formula for kinetic energy?

Unraveling Kinetic Energy: Understanding Mass, Velocity, and Acceleration

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It is mass times velocity.
It is half mass times velocity.
It is mass times acceleration.
It is velocity squared.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is a spaceship used instead of a car to explain uniform acceleration?
Cars are too complex.
Spaceships are more relatable.
Spaceships are faster.
Spaceships have no air resistance.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What formula relates force to acceleration and mass?
F = m/v
F = 1/2 mv^2
F = ma
F = mv
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the distance traveled by the spaceship determined?
By the mass of the spaceship.
By the force applied.
By the area under the velocity-time graph.
By the speed of light.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between work done and kinetic energy?
Work done is mass times velocity.
Work done is force multiplied by distance.
Work done is the square of kinetic energy.
Work done is half the kinetic energy.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the force in the kinetic energy formula replaced?
With mass times velocity.
With distance traveled.
With mass times acceleration.
With velocity squared.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the time variable in the kinetic energy formula derivation?
It is added to mass.
It cancels out.
It is multiplied by velocity.
It is squared.
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