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05c - Work and Power

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the unit of power?

a)

newton

b)

watt

c)

meter

d)

joule

2.

Power is defined as __________.

a)

force times distance

b)

force divided by time.

c)

work divided by time.

d)

work times time.

3.

If you exert a force of 10.0 N to lift a box a distance of 3 m, how much work do you do?

a)

30J

b)

300 J

c)

90 J

d)

900 J

4.

A force acting on an object does no work if

a)

a machine is used to move the object.

b)

the force does not cause the object to move.

c)

the force is greater than the force of friction.

d)

the object accelerates.

5.

Which of the following statements is true according to the law of conservation of energy?

a)

Energy cannot be created.

b)

Energy cannot be destroyed.

c)

Energy can be converted from one form to another.

d)

all of these

6.

All statements below are correct about work, EXCEPT

a)

It is a scalar quantity.

b)

Its SI units is J (joule).

c)

Work = Fd sinθ

d)

Work = Fd cosθ

7.

The K.E. of a particle is increased by a factor of 4. By what factor does its speed increase?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

16

8.

Refer to the diagram, what is the work done to load a barrel of mass 50 kg onto a lorry?

a)

80 J

b)

170 J

c)

780 J

d)

1700 J

9.
Which of the following can increase power?
a)
less force and more time
b)
more force and less time
c)
less time and less work
d)
more time and more work
10.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
11.
A person weighing 600 N gets on an elevator. The elevator lifts the person 6 m in 10 seconds.  How much power was used?
a)
360 W 
b)
60 W
c)
3600 W
d)
600 W
12.
An Xbox consumes 15.7 watts while in standby mode. If you leave it in standby mode for 86,400 seconds (one day), how energy is consumed (much work was done)?
a)
1,356,490 J
b)
1,356,480 J
c)
1,356,470 J
d)
1,356,460 J
13.

Which of the following statements are true about kinetic energy?

a)

None of these

b)

Kinetic energy is the form of mechanical energy which depends upon the position of an object.

c)

If an object is at rest, then it does not have any kinetic energy.

d)

If an object is on the ground, then it does not have any kinetic energy.

14.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

15.

What type of energy is stored in food and fuel?

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Potential

d)

Calories

16.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
17.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
18.
If both of these balls are traveling down a bowling lane at the SAME velocity, which one would would have more kinetic energy?  
Ball A = 500kg     B = 100kg
a)
A
b)
B
19.
What is being transferred as you do work?
a)
Energy
b)
Heat
c)
Power
d)
Gravitational Potential Energy
20.
A 5000N block is lifted 10 m. How much work was done?
a)
50000 J
b)
5000 J
c)
500 J
d)
50 J
21.
Which action requires no Work:
a)
carrying a 25 kg backpack home from school
b)
picking up a pencil off the ground
c)
pushing a table across the floor
d)
lifting a balloon over your head
22.

Bobby lifts a book to the second floor in 20 seconds. Carol lifts the same book to the second floor in 10 seconds. Who did more work?

a)

Bobby

b)

Carol

c)

They did the same amount of work

d)

Not enough information

23.
Groot rescues Rocket from the bottom of a deep pit. Groot expends 1000 J of energy lifting Rocket who has a mass of 50 kg out of the pit. How deep is the pit?
a)
0.5 m
b)
2 m
c)
4 m
d)
10 m
24.

If you hold a 20 N object 2 m off of the ground, how much work have you done?

a)

40 J of Work

b)

10 J of Work

c)

No Work

d)

18 J of Work

25.

What is the kinetic energy of a 4 kg rock falling through the air at 5 m/s?

a)

10 J

b)

50 J

c)

20 J

d)

200 J