Answer Review Worksheet Day 9
Answer Review Worksheet Day 9
Answer Review Worksheet Day 9
4. When a pole-vaulter flexes the pole, the pole-vaulter increases the pole’s elastic potential
energy and transforms it to increase the pole-vaulter’s gravitational potential energy.
5. Two blocks are released from the top of a building. One falls straight down while the other
slides down a smooth ramp. If all friction is ignored, which one is moving faster when it
reaches the bottom?
Both will reach at the same speed. Since their height is same, the total energy at the top
will be equal to total energy at the bottom.
Electrical energy
8. What are the variables on which the gravitational potential energy of an object depends?
11. A 7 kg sled is moving at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the sled’s kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy = ½ m*v²
= 31.5 J
12. Fill the chart with one of the word given for each category.
Level 3
13. A 10 kg heavy rock piece falls from a 50 m tall mountain. Just before hitting the ground,
what will be its kinetic energy?
14. What is the minimum amount of energy required for an 80 kg climber carrying a 20 kg pack
to climb Mt. Everest, 8850 m high?
Potential energy = m g h
= (80 + 20) × 9.8 × 8850 = 8,673,000 joule
15. A 60 grams golf ball falls from a height of 3 m. It rebounds to 1.5 m. How much energy is
lost?
Half, since the height reduced to half when it rebounds.
16. The kinetic energy of an object is 40 joules. If the mass of the ball is doubled, what will be the
kinetic energy of the object? Calculate the change in the kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy and mass are directly proportional so double the mass means double th
kinetic energy that is 80J
Level 4
17. An 11 kg sled is moving at a speed of 2.5 m/s. At what speed will the sled have twice as much
kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy = ½ m*v²
= 0.5 × 11 × 2.52 = 34.375 joule
Double the kinetic energy = 2 × 34.375 = 68.75 joule
68.75 = 5.5v2
v2 = 68.75 ÷ 5.5
v2 = 12.5
v = 3.53 m/s
18. A rock is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 15.0 m/s. Ignore energy lost to air
friction. How high will the rock rise?
112.5 m = 9.8 m h
Dividing by ‘m’ on both sides will cancel out the m, and we get,
h = 112.5 ÷ 9.8 = 11.47 m
19. A pole-vaulter clears 6.00 m. With what speed does he strike the mat in the landing area?
Dividing by ‘m’ on both sides will cancel out the m, and we get,
58.8 = ½ v²
v² = 58.8 × 2 = 117.6
Dividing by ‘m’ on both sides will cancel out the m, and we get,
1470 = ½ v²
v² = 1470 × 2 = 2940