1. A bicyclist pedaling up a hill k 2. An Archer with his bow drawn.

3. A volleyball player spiking a ball k 4. A baseball thrown to second base K

5. The chemical bonds in sugar. p 6. The wind blowing through your hair K

7. Walking down the street. K. 8. Sitting in the top of a tree P

9. A bowling ball rolling down the alley K 10. A bowling ball sitting on the rack. P

What examples can you find in your home that are examples of kinetic and potential energy? (Name two
for each type of energy)

11. Kinetic: Fan

12. Kinetic: Pet

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Solve the following word problems using the kinetic and potential energy formulas (Be sure to show your
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15. Determine the kinetic energy of a 1000-kg roller coaster car that is moving with the speed of
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20.0m/s.
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KE=200,000J (my work is on the bottom of the page for #15, 17, 18, 19 and 20)
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16. If the roller coaster in the above problem were moving with twice the speed, then what would be its
new kinetic energy?
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½(1,000kg) (40.0m/s^2)
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17. Missy Siwater, the former platform diver for the Ringling Brother's Circus had a kinetic energy of
15,000 J just prior to hitting the bucket of water. If Missy's mass is 50 kg, then what is her speed?

V=24.5m/s
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18. A cart is loaded with a brick and pulled at a constant speed along an inclined plane to the Hight of a
sear top. If the mass of the loaded cart is 3.0 kg and the height of the seat top is 0.45 meters, then what
is the potential energy of the loaded cart at the height of the seat-top?

PE=13.5J

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 19. A 75-kg refrigerator is located on the 70th floor of a skyscraper (300 meters above the ground). What
is the potential energy of the refrigerator?

PE=225,000J

20. The potential energy of a 40-kg cannon ball is 14000J. How high was the cannon ball to have this
much potential energy?

PE=35h

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