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Energy, Work, and Power Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much energy is expended when a 10.0 kg box is moved 2.0 m?

a)

20.0 J

b)

5.0 J

c)

0.20 J

d)

2.5 J

2.

When a baseball is thrown, its kinetic energy and angular kinetic are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is NOT a representation of the correct units for energy?

a)

J

b)

N∙m

c)

kg∙m2/s2

d)

W

4.

The work-energy theorem states when work is done on an object, the result is a change in energy.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following is completely accurate?

a)

When the displacement is zero, no work is ever done.

b)

In a closed, isolated system energy is conserved.

c)

In a closed, isolated system energy is conserved, though energy may be used to do work.

d)

When work is done on a system, the final energy is calculated using the equation: MEo = W + MEf.

6.

A spring’s potential energy is proportional to the square of object’s displacement from its equilibrium point.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Mechanical energy is the sum of an object’s kinetic energy and any potential energies.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Isaac carried a 15.0kg box up a flight of 10.0 m stairs in 10.0 s. Brandon carried a 6.0 kg box up a long, 100.0 m ramp in 40.0s. Which of the following is true about power?

a)

Isaac performed with more power than Brandon

b)

Brandon performed with more power than Isaac.

c)

Isaac and Brandon had the same power.

d)

There is not enough information to determine power.

9.

Work can be positive and negative.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Rotational kinetic energy is calculated with which equation?

a)

L = 1/2 Iω2

b)

L = 1/2 Iω

c)

L = Iω2

d)

L = Iω

11.

Jayden climbs to the top of the Empire State Building (m = 381m). He drops a quarter (m = 5.67g). What is the quarter's initial potential energy?

a)

2.11 x 104 J

b)

6.85 J

c)

2.11 x 107 J

d)

21.2 J

12.

Jayden climbs to the top of the Empire State Building (m = 381m). He drops a quarter (m = 5.67g). What is the quarter's velocity just before it hits the ground?

a)

61.5 m/s

b)

7,475 m/s

c)

6.1 m/s

d)

86.5 m/s

13.

The potential energy of a spring can be calculated by which of the following equations?

a)

PEs = 1/2 kx2

b)

PEs = 1/2 kx

c)

PEs = kx2

d)

PEs = kx

14.

The potential energy of a spring is zero at what point?

a)

At the equilibrium point

b)

Compressed as much as possible

c)

Extended as much as possible

d)

There is always potential energy in a spring

15.

Which of the following does not belong within mechanical energy?

a)

chemical potential energy

b)

spring potential energy

c)

gravitational potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

e)

All of the other answers are part of mechanical energy.