Practice - Potential Energy (PE)
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Practice Questions
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What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?
💡 Hint: Think about the variables involved: mass, gravity, and height.
What type of energy is stored in a compressed rubber band?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to the band when it is released.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
Which type of energy is associated with an object's height?
💡 Hint: Think about how height affects energy.
True or False: Elastic potential energy is stored when an object is compressed or stretched.
💡 Hint: Consider examples of springs or rubber bands.
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Challenge Problems
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A 2 kg object is dropped from a height of 20 meters. Calculate its gravitational potential energy at that height.
💡 Hint: Use the gravitational potential energy formula with mass, gravity, and height.
A spring with a spring constant of 150 N/m is stretched to 0.3 m. What is the elastic potential energy stored in it?
💡 Hint: Be sure to square the displacement when calculating the energy.
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