Work, Energy, and Power
A bicycle has a mass of 10 kg and is moving at a speed of 5 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the bicycle?
25 J
50 J
125 J
250 J
Kinetic energy is a ______ quantity, meaning it has only magnitude and no direction.
vector
scalar
tensor
imaginary
A ball is thrown with a velocity of 10 m/s by a person standing still. What is the kinetic energy of the ball from the person's frame of reference if the ball has a mass of 0.5 kg?
0 J
5 J
25 J
50 J
If the velocity of a moving object is tripled, how does its kinetic energy change?
It is tripled.
It is doubled.
It is multiplied by nine.
It remains the same.
An object has a kinetic energy of 100 J and a velocity of 5 m/s. What is its mass?
4 kg
8 kg
16 kg
40 kg
Two objects, A and B, are moving. Object A has a mass of 2 kg and a velocity of 3 m/s. Object B has a mass of 4 kg. What velocity must object B have in order to possess the same kinetic energy as object A?
1.5 m/s
2.12 m/s
3 m/s
4.24 m/s
A car accelerates from rest to a velocity of 20 m/s over a distance of 100 m. If the car has a mass of 1000 kg, what is its kinetic energy at the end of the 100 m?
100,000 J
200,000 J
300,000 J
400,000 J

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A 2 kg object moving at 5 m/s collides with a stationary 1 kg object. After the collision, the 2 kg object moves at 2 m/s in the same direction. What is the kinetic energy of the 1 kg object after the collision?
6 J
12 J
18 J
24 J
Why is kinetic energy always a positive value?
Because velocity is always positive.
Because mass can never be negative.
Because it is a scalar quantity.
Because velocity is squared in the kinetic energy equation.
Two cars are moving in opposite directions. Car A has a mass of 1000 kg and is moving east at 20 m/s, while Car B has a mass of 1500 kg and is moving west at 10 m/s. What is the total kinetic energy of the system?
200,000 J
75,000 J
275,000 J
125,000 J