Work, Power, Energy Multiple Choice Review

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Calculate the Potential Energy (PE) of a coaster car m = 500kg at the top of the first hill 100m high.
Choose the closest value:

1. 2. 3. 4.

50000 J 500000 J 25000 J 250000 J

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J 50 00 00 50 00 0

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J 25 00 0

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25 00 00 J

At point C, what is the percentage of PE and KE for the coaster car?

0 of 30

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At point E, what is the percentage of PE and KE for the coaster car?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 75% PE + 25% KE 25% PE + 75% KE 50% PE + 50% KE 0% PE + 100% KE 100% PE + 0% KE
A

0 of 30

0%
B

0%

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C

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D

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E

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Determine the PE at point A

choose the closest value:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

0.4 J 0.2 J 4.0 J 2.0 J 1.6 J

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J 0. 4 0. 2

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J 4. 0

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J 2. 0

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1. 6 J

0 of 30

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Find the velocity at point B

1. 2. 3. 4. 8.0 m/s 16.0 m/s 4.0 m/s ( 8.0) m/s
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/s m m

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/s m

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16 .

4. 0

8. 0

If the pendulum bob were moving 2 times as fast as it was in the previous example, how high was it raised to?
1. 2. 3. 4. Half as high 4X as high Same height 2X as high
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As an object falls freely toward Earth, Its PE and its KE

1. Both stay the same 2. Its PE increases and its KE decreases 3. Its PE decrease and its KE increases 4. Its PE decreases only 5. Both increase
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If a car s speed doubles, its KE

1. 2. 3. 4. Doubles Decreases by 50% Quadruples Remains the same
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How high does a 10kg object have to be raised to if its PE increases by 500 Joules?
Choose the closest value
30

1. 2. 3. 4.

500 meters 50 meters 5 meters 0.5 meters

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Wh h one of he fo ow ng express ons h s he s me un s s power?

a. force x distance b. work x time c. force x acceleration d. force x velocity

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A person f s he v o d o ver he gh of m n3 se onds f he/she h d done h s more s ow n se onds, he work on he o d wou d h ve been:

a. twice as great b. four times as great c. the same d. half as great

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A person f s he v o d o ver he gh of m n3 se onds f he/she h d done h s more s ow n se onds, he power on he o d wou d h ve been:

a. twice as great b. four times as great c. the same d. half as great

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A wh he gh bove he ground mus m ss of kg be o energ equ n v ue o he k ne energ h ve po en possessed b m ss of kg mov ng w h ve o of m/s?

a. 10 m b. 20 m c. 50 m d. 100 m

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