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Unit 4 - Energy

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the SI unit for Energy?

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

2.

What is the SI unit for Work?

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

3.

If more force is applied, what happens to power?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

4.

What is the SI unit for Power?

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

5.

Calculate the potential energy of a 10 kg mass 2 meters above the ground

a)

9.8 J

b)

20 J

c)

196 J

d)

200 J

6.

What type of energy is always conserved?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Total

7.

Calculate the kinetic energy of a 5 kg bowling ball rolling at 20 m/s

a)

100 J

b)

1000 J

c)

10000 J

d)

980 J

8.

Calculate the work done on a 5 kg box that is pushed for 20 m using a force of 150 N.

a)

3000 J

b)

15000 J

c)

100 J

d)

30 J

9.

Work is done when

a)

displacement is zero

b)

force is perpendicular to displacement

c)

force is zero

d)

A force moves an object

10.

If Mr Jones's truck is more powerful than Mr Smith's motorcycle, which statement is correct?

a)

The truck takes longer to do work

b)

The truck takes less time to do work

c)

The motorcycle is better able to do work

d)

The truck has less work to do

11.

If velocity is quadrupled what happens to kinetic energy?

a)

Quadrupled

b)

Increases by a factor of 8

c)

Increases by a factor of 12

d)

Increases by a factor of 16

12.

Mr. Creel pushes a box for 11 m using a force of 50 N. It takes him 20 s to move the box. How much power did he have?

a)

550 J

b)

27.5 w

c)

550 w

d)

27.5 J

13.

What is the correct equation for Mechanical Energy?

a)

ME = PE + KE

b)

ME = PE - KE

c)

ME = PE * KE

d)

ME = PE/KE

14.

Where does Potential energy equal Kinetic energy

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

15.

Where does Potential energy = 0

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Where does Kinetic Energy = 0

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

Where is Potential Energy greater than kinetic energy?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

18.

Where is Kinetic Energy greater than potential?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

19.

A 250 kg tiger is running towards a deer at 15 m/s. He starts to slow down, doing 14,000 J of work. What is the tiger's final kinetic energy?

a)

28,125 J

b)

14,125 J

c)

42,125 J

d)

14,000 J