Energy

Kinetic Energy

100

What is mass measured in?

kilograms (kg)

200

A cinder block sits on a platform 2 m high. If it has a mass of 30 kg, find its energy. 

Potential 

588 J

300

Calculate the energy of the car that has a mass of 4600 kg and is moving at 20 m/s. 

920, 000 J

400

At a store, a box of cereal is on a shelf that is 6.0 m high.  The cereal has a mass of 2.3 kg. 

135.24 J

500

A dog with a mass of 46 kg is running through a field at a velocity of 13.42 m/s. 

4,142.2172 J

Mass

100

What is acceleration measured in? 

meters per second squared (m/s^2)

200

Miss McGee kicks a soccer ball with a mass of 4.9 kg. The ball leaves her foot with a speed of 60 m/s. Find the energy of the ball. 

8,820 J

300

You serve a volleyball with a mass of 2.3 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a velocity of 55 m/s. 

3,478.75 J 

400

Cael flicked a 4 gram elastic from his hand. The elastic traveled at a velocity of 30 m/s. 

1,800 J

500

A horse is walking at an average velocity of 7.27 km/h and has a mass of 54kg. 

1427.0283 J

GPE

100

What is height measured in?

meters (m)

200

A 2,350 car is traveling with a speed of 60 m/s. Find its energy. 

4,230,000 J 

300

A boy is sitting on his bicycle at the top of a hill that is 150 m high. The boy and his bicycle weigh 12 N. 

17, 640 J

400

Addy stands on top of a 3.65 m tall pyramid. She has a mass of 60 kg. 

2,146.2 J

500

A baby carriage that is carrying twins is sitting at the top of a knoll that is 15 m high. The carriage with the babies has a mass of 52 kg. 

7,644 J

height

100

What is energy measured in?

Joules (J)

200

Miss McGee's water bottle sits on the bench 3 m tall. The water bottle and the bench have a weight of 14 N. Find the energy of the bottle and the bench. 

411.6 J

300

A toy car is travelling with a velocity of 7.2 m/s and has a mass of 0.50 kg. 

12.96 J

400

A vulture is perched at the edge of a cliff that is 195 m high. It weighs of 20.5 N. 

39,175.5 J

500

A 22 kg projectile leaves a slingshot with a velocity if 67 m/s. 

49,379 J

acceleration

100

What is velocity measured in?

meters per second (m/s)

200

What energy is acquired by a hammer with a mass of 0.90 kg when raised 0.45 m off the ground?

3.969 J

300

A cartoon character places an anvil on a platform that is 40 m high. The anvil has a mass of 10.2 kg. 

3,998.4 J

400

What is the potential energy of your 100 kg dinosaur that is rest in the museum?

0 J

500

What is the potential energy of your 50 kg dog that is laying in your bed?

0 J