Energy and Power

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 

• Height and mass

• Friction and movement

• Mass and Movement

• Height and Friction 

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When you release a stretched rubber band, the rubber band has ________ energy. 

• kinetic 

• potential

• none of the above

• all of the above 

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Where is the kinetic energy of pendulum at its highest?

• at the top of the swing

• at the bottom of the swing

• at 1/4 of the swing

• at 3/4 of the swing

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The SI Unit for Energy is

• Joule

• Newton

• Calorie

• Watt

What is the difference between calculating power and work?

• Power takes into account the time it takes to complete a task

• Work takes into account the time it takes to complete a task

• Power is force/area

• Work is force/area

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A soccer player kicks a ball with 20 Newtons of force causing it to travel 100 meters. How much work is done on the ball?

• 200 J

• 80 J

• 5 J

• 2000 J

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A worker climbs a ladder and does 8 J of work on a 2 N object. What is the distance they lift the object?

• 18 m

• 4 m

• 10 m

• 6 m

Two workers use 100 N of force to move a sofa 2 meters in 2 seconds. How much power is required?

• 100 watts

• 400 watts

• 104 watts

• 50 watts

Which situation is work not done?

• lifting a 20 pound box off the floor

• holding a 20 pound box above the floor

• sliding a 20 pound box across the floor

• sliding a 20 pound box up an inclined plane

Energy is

• Whether one feels like doing work

• the ability to do work

• calculated by dividing the amount of work by the amount of time to do the work

• just another word for work

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