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Section I. Matching. Write the matching term in the space provided.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

F = ______ v = ______ h = ______ E=______ a=______

18 m 28 m/s2 84 J 49 N 35 m/s

6. ____ Kinetic Energy 7. ____ Potential Energy 8. ____ Work 9. ____ Joules 10. ____ Height

A. Energy of position. B. How far above the ground an object is. C. Uses energy and can create energy; calculated by multiplying force times distance. D. Units for energy and work. E. Energy of motion.

11. Calculate the potential energy of a 15 kg object sitting on a 3.5 meter ledge.

12. A 75 N object is 1.5 meters up. How much potential energy does it have. (Hint, notice the units of the object.)

13. How high up is a 6 kg object that has 250 joules of energy?

14. A 5 kg rock is rolling 15 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

15. A 18 kg cat is running 2 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it have?

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16. A rolling ball has 28 joules of kinetic energy and is rolling 3.5 m/s. Find its mass.

17. A 14 kg bird has 1.8 joules of kinetic energy. How fast is it flying?

18. Show the calculation of the potential Energy of each object in the table below if you are on Mars. Rank these four objects in increasing order of potential energy, beginning with the smallest.

Object A m = 15.0 kg h=5m

Object B m = 2.5 kg h = 10 m

Object C m = 1.0 kg h = 5.0 m

Object D m = 3.0 kg h= 3.5 m

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19. Compare the Potential Energy of Object A if it is on Mars to the Potential Energy of Object D if it is on Earths moon.

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20. Show the calculation of the Kinetic Energy of each object in the table. Rank these four objects in increasing order of kinetic energy, beginning with the smallest. Object E m = 4.0 kg v = 2.0 m/s Object F m = 1.0 kg v = 6.0 m/s Object G m = 3.5 kg v = 2.0 m/s Object H m = 12 kg v = 2.5 m/s