wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Solving Work, Power, PE and KE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct equation for work?

a)

W=F x D

b)

W= F/D

c)

W=F + D

d)

W=D-f

2.

Power =

a)

Force x Distance

b)

Distance/ Time

c)

Work/Time

d)

Work X Distance

3.

The SI unit for power is

a)

Joules

b)

Newton

c)

Watt

d)

Newton Meter

4.

The correct unit for Work is

a)

Newton

b)

Meter

c)

Joules

d)

Watt

5.

If 250 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used?

a)

25 Joules

b)

25 Newtons

c)

2,500 Joules

d)

2,500 Newtons

6.

How much work can be done in 30 seconds by a 1000-watt microwave oven

a)

30000 Watts

b)

33.3 Joules

c)

30000 Joules

d)

I don't know

7.

A microwave oven does 28000 joules of work in 20 seconds. Then the power of the microwave is

a)

1400 watts

b)

560000 watts

c)

1400 joules

d)

560000 Joules

8.

W= 125 J

d = 10 m

F = ???

a)

12.5 N

b)

1250 N

c)

0.08 N

d)

135 N

9.

P=25 watts

W=5000 Joules

t=???

a)

200 s

b)

0.0005 s

c)

125000 s

d)

125 s

10.

If 68 W of power is produced in 18 seconds, how much work is done?

a)

1224 J

b)

0.264 J

c)

3.77 J

d)

12.24 J

11.

How much work is produced when 350 N is used to move a car 5 m?

a)

70 J

b)

1750 J

c)

355 J

d)

175 J

12.

W = 500 Joules

t = 25 seconds

P = ???

a)

0.05 W

b)

20 W

c)

12500 W

d)

2000 W

13.

If 68 Joules were necessary to move a 4 Newton crate, how far was the crate moved?

a)

272 m

b)

17 m

c)

4.05 m

d)

272 cm

14.

How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?

a)

15 J

b)

45 J

c)

0 J

d)

5 J

15.

How much time is needed to produce 720 Joules of work if 90 watts of power is used?

a)

0.125 s

b)

8 s

c)

64800 s

d)

80 s

16.

If a group of workers can apply a force of 1,000 Newtons to move a crate 20 meters, what amount of work will they have accomplished?

a)

20,000 J

b)

200 J

c)

2,000 J

d)

20 J

17.

What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

Kilogram

18.

Kinetic energy can be calculated using the formula

KE = 1/2mv2. What is the kinetic energy of a bicycle that has a mass of 20 kg and is traveling at a velocity of 10 m/sec?

a)

10 J

b)

100 J

c)

1000 J

d)

10000 J

19.

The formula for calculating potential energy is

a)

1/2mv^2

b)

mvv/2

c)

m x g x h

d)

1/2 mgh

20.

Figure the PE.

mass= 3 kg

gravity= 9.8m/s2

height= 40m

a)

1176

b)

1716 J

c)

1176 J

d)

1761

21.

Solve

PE= 52 J

mass= ?

gravity= 9.8 m/s2

height= 18 m

a)

.29 kg

b)

1.76 m

c)

2.9 kg

d)

176.4 m

22.

Solve for h.

PE= 74 J

mass= 3.8 kg

gravity= 9.8 m/s2

height= ?

a)

1.99 m

b)

199

c)

19.9 m

d)

19 m

23.

Find the mass of a car that is traveling at a velocity of 60 m/s North. The car has 5,040,000 J of kinetic energy.

a)

280 kg

b)

28 kg

c)

2800 kg

d)

2.8 kg

24.

Calculate the potential energy of a rock with a mass of 55 kg while sitting on a cliff that is 27 m high

a)

14 J

b)

1453 J

c)

15453 kg

d)

14553 J

25.

An automobile is sitting on a hill which is 20 m higher than ground level. Find the mass of the automobile if it contains 362,600 J of potential energy.

a)

1.850 J

b)

1850 g

c)

18 g

d)

1850 J