Energy Pre-test

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24 questions
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Friction acts in a direction ___________ to the object's direction of motion.

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Friction changes the energy of an object from kinetic energy to _______ energy

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What type of energy do all moving things have?

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What kind of energy is stored energy?

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When you stretch a rubber band you give it

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Refer to the following to answer question(s) 2, 3
Directions: The diagram below shows three positions of a marble when shot from a slingshot at a target. Use the diagram to answer any questions that follow.

Just before being released at point 1, what is true of the marble?

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What occurs when the marble is released?

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Which skier has the greatest gravitational potential energy in their present positions and why?

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At which point does the ball have the greatest amount of gravitational potential energy?

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At which point does the pendulum weight have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

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At which point does the pendulum weight have the greatest amount of potential energy?

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A football player ran across the level field at a constant speed. What happened to the energy?

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After takeoff, a toy rocket went to a height of 25 m above the ground. What happened to the energy?

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The passengers screamed as the roller coaster rolled down the firt drop from a nearly stationary position at the top. What happened to the energy?

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What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

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What has more potential energy: a car on the ground or a leaf10 feet in the air? Why?

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What is the correct equation for potential energy?

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What is the correct equation for work?

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What is the correct equation for kinetic energy?

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What unit is energy measured in?

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A 6 kg rock is falling from a 200 m cliff. What is the rock’s gravitational potential energy at 200 meters high? Draw a diagram and show work.

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A woman climbs 5.5 m high on a wall and gains 3600 J of potential energy. What is her mass?

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An 80-kg man is walking at a speed of 4.0 m/s. What is his kinetic energy?

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A tiger runs at a speed of 10m/s with 22,000 J of kinetic energy. What is the tigers mass?