KE, GPE & EPE (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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When does an object have energy in its kinetic energy store?
When does an object have energy in its kinetic energy store?
When it is moving
Which two factors does the amount of kinetic energy depend on?
Which two factors does the amount of kinetic energy depend on?
Mass and velocity
What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?
What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?
What are the units for velocity in the kinetic energy formula?
What are the units for velocity in the kinetic energy formula?
metres per second (m/s)
When does an object gain gravitational potential energy?
When does an object gain gravitational potential energy?
When lifted in a gravitational field
Which factors does gravitational potential energy depend on?
Which factors does gravitational potential energy depend on?
Mass, height & field strength
What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?
What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?
What is Earth's gravitational field strength approximately?
What is Earth's gravitational field strength approximately?
9.8 m/s²
When does an object gain elastic potential energy?
When does an object gain elastic potential energy?
When stretched or squashed
What is the formula for elastic potential energy?
What is the formula for elastic potential energy?
What are the units for spring constant?
What are the units for spring constant?
newtons per metre (N/m)
A wire (10 cm, k=5 N/m) stretches to 12 cm. What is the elastic potential energy?
A wire (10 cm, k=5 N/m) stretches to 12 cm. What is the elastic potential energy?
0.001 J
