Chapter 4 Worksheet

VI Form Physical Science Name: Noah Grinberg

Potential Energy Formula Kinetic Energy Formula

PE = MGH KE = 1/2mv2

1. If a 3000 Kg car is driving at 5 m/s what is its kinetic energy?

2. If a 2 Kg rock is at the edge of an 8 m high cliff how much potential energy does
it have? If it falls, how much kinetic energy will it have just before hitting the
ground?

Potential = _____________________

Kinetic = _____________________

3. If a 50 Kg rock has 2500 Joules of potential energy how high off the ground is it?

Height = _____________________

4. If a car and a train have the same kinetic energy, what must be true of their speed?
5. When running, a 2000Kg elephant has a kinetic energy of 100,000 J. What is its
velocity?

6. Describe what happens to the potential and kinetic energy of a skydiver as they
fall from the plane. When he reaches terminal velocity what happens to their
kinetic and potential energy?

As a skydiver accelerates, the potential energy turns into kinetic energy.

40 meters - P.E.= _____ K.E. = Mass of ball = 1.5 KG

30 meters - P.E.= _____ K.E. =

_____

20 meters - P.E.= _____ K.E. =

_____

10 meters - P.E.= _____ K.E. =

_____

0 meters - P.E.= _____ K.E. = _____ Speed = ______

7. A 250,000 Kg rocket speeds up at a constant rate of 12 m/s/s. If it starts at O m/s
after how many seconds will the rocket have 1 billion Joules of Kinetic Energy?

8. If a 60 kg rock falls from a cliff and is going 35 m/s just before hitting the ground
how high did it fall from?