Calculate kinetic and potential energy
Grade 11 Science Worksheet
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Ari launches a 0.2 kg ball straight up at 7 m/s. Ignoring air, how high above the launch point does it rise? Use g = 9.8 m/s².
Bo launches a 0.5 kg ball straight up at 14 m/s. Ignoring air, how high above the launch point does it rise? Use g = 9.8 m/s².
Esme launches a 3 kg ball straight up at 4.2 m/s. Ignoring air, how high above the launch point does it rise? Use g = 9.8 m/s².
A ball starts at rest 2.0 m up and ends 0.5 m up, with no friction. Path A is a straight ramp; path B dips to the floor first. Compare the paths, Kira.
- Path A ends faster, because its shorter route wastes less energy
- Same end speed, 5.4 m/s; path B reaches 6.3 m/s at its dip
- Path B ends faster, because it dips lower and gains more speed
- Same end speed, 6.3 m/s, as both start 2.0 m up
A motor lifts a 5 kg box 3.0 m in 4.0 s while taking 200 J of electrical energy. Using g = 9.8 m/s², what are the useful power and efficiency, Luz?
- 50 W useful, 73.5% efficient
- 36.75 W useful, 73.5% efficient
- 147 W useful, 73.5% efficient
- 36.75 W useful, 26.5% efficient
A 5 kg box rises from a shelf 1.5 m up to a hook 2.1 m up. Milo measures height from the floor; a friend uses a table top 0.9 m up. Results?
- The floor reading gives a gain of 102.9 J and the table reading 29.4 J
- Their gains differ by 44.1 J, the table's share of height
- Neither can find a gain, because their totals disagree
- Both find a gain of 29.4 J, though their totals differ
A 0.5 kg ball floats 3 m above the ground over a pit 2 m deep. Using g = 9.8 m/s², what is its gravitational energy measured from the pit floor, Noah?
- 14.7 J: measured from the ground
- 24.5 J: 0.5 × 9.8 × 5
- 9.8 J: 0.5 × 9.8 × 2, the depth of the pit
- 4.9 J: 0.5 × 9.8 × 1, from 3 − 2
Pia drops a ball and wants its speed at landing. Why can any zero level be used for the height?
- Every zero level gives the ball the same gravitational energy at the start
- The zero level must be the floor, so any other choice gives the same answer
- Only the drop in height counts, and a drop is the same from any zero
- The ball's kinetic energy is measured from the zero level too, so the two cancel
A 4 kg cart rolls on a level track at 6.0 m/s and slows to 4.0 m/s over 5.0 m. With steady friction, how much farther does Ren's cart roll before it stops?
- 4.0 m: 40 J ÷ 5.0 m = 8 N, then 32 J ÷ 8 N
- 9.0 m: 72 J ÷ 8 N, the whole stop from 6 m/s
- 8.0 m: 32 J ÷ 4 N, taking friction as 4 N
- 5.0 m: the same distance as the first stretch
A 0.50 kg pendulum bob is released 0.20 m above its lowest point and rises to 0.18 m on the far side. With g = 9.8 m/s², how much energy did the air remove, Tala?
- 0.02 J, which is 10% of the starting energy
- 0.098 J, which is 10% of the starting energy
- 0.098 J, which is 90% of the starting energy
- 0.88 J, which is 90% of the starting energy