Energy Equations Practice

This quiz uses the equations for kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, and spring potential energy.

E_k =\cfrac{1}{2}mv^2

E_g = mgh

E_s = \cfrac{1}{2}kx^2

(Use g = 9.8 m/s2 as the acceleration due to gravity to get your answers to match the quiz answers)

1. A car going 17.9 m/s has 753000 J of kinetic energy. What is the mass of the car in kg?
Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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2. An object gains 1614119.6 J of potential energy as it is raised 368.8 m. What is the mass of the object?
Round your answer to the nearest 0.1 kg.

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3. A 223.6 kg object is raised 46.6 m vertically. How many Joules of potential energy did the object gain?
Round your answer to the nearest 0.1 J.

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4. A 233.7 kg object is raised 316.0 m vertically. How many Joules of potential energy did the object gain?
Round your answer to the nearest 0.1 J.

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5. A 4100 kg car has 880000 J of kinetic energy. What is its velocity in m/s?
Round your answer to the nearest 0.1 (one decimal place).

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6. A 269.6 kg object is raised 247.7 m vertically. How many Joules of potential energy did the object gain?
Round your answer to the nearest 0.1 J.

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