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Work, Power, & Energy 2020

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true regarding work? (choose all that are true) (2)

a)

Work is the product of force & distance

b)

If no movement occurs, then no work is done

c)

Work is the process by which energy changes form

d)

Work is completed when a force is applied to an immovable object.

e)

Work is done when a force acts on an object and it moves

2.

The formula to calculate work is ______________. (3)

a)

Force = Work X Distance

b)

Force = Distance / Work

c)

Work = Force x Distance

d)

Work = Distance / Force

3.

A unit used for work is __________________. (3)

a)

meters (m)

b)

grams (g)

c)

newtons (N)

d)

joules (j)

4.

A man weighing 750 N climbs a flight of stairs 5 m high. How much work has he done? (4)

a)

2000 J

b)

2500 J

c)

3750 J

d)

5050 J

5.

A 10 N book is raised 100 meters from the floor. How much work is done? (4)

a)

10 J

b)

100 J

c)

1000 J

d)

1010 J

6.

Bob does 20 J of work while pushing a shopping cart 2 meters. What is the force applied? (4)

a)

10 N

b)

2O N

c)

40 N

d)

400 N

7.

Saul pulls a 50 N sofa up an incline producing 250 J of work. How far did he pull the sofa? (4)

a)

0.2 m

b)

5 m

c)

25 m

d)

200 m

8.

A 10 kg object is pulled vertically upward 5 m by a rope with an acceleration of 2 m/s2. Find the work done by the tension force in the rope. (4)

a)

4 J

b)

25 J

c)

100 J

d)

225 J

9.

Which of the following are true about power? (choose correct choices) (5)

a)

how work is calculated

b)

the rate of doing work

c)

doing work at a faster rate requires more power

d)

to increase the power, work must be completed quicker

e)

without work, there is no power

10.

Power is equal to ____________________.(6)

a)

force times time

b)

force divided by time

c)

work times time

d)

work divided by time

11.

Which of the following are POWER units? (choose all correct answers) (6)

a)

joules/seconds

b)

watts

c)

joules/hour

d)

kilowatts

e)

joules

12.

A scooter does 500 J of work in 20 seconds. How much power is produced? (7)

a)

25 watts

b)

100 watts

c)

1000 watts

d)

10 000 watts

13.

Teddy does 100 J of work to produce 5 W of power. How long did he work? (7)

a)

0.1 s

b)

20 s

c)

225 s

d)

500 s

14.

Truths about energy (choose all correct answers) (8-12)

a)

Energy is the ability to do work.

b)

Energy is measured in joules

c)

There are 2 types of energy

d)

Kinetic energy is mobile energy

e)

Potential energy is stationary energy or stored energy

15.

 KE = 12m× v2KE\ =\ \frac{1}{2}m\times\ v^2  is the equation for ______________.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

calculated power input

d)

calculated power output

16.

A 10 kg ball is rolling 3 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it have? (10)

a)

15 J

b)

30 J

c)

45 J

d)

90 J

17.

A 20 kg cart is rolling down a hill with a speed of 5 m/s. What is the carts kinetic energy? (10)

a)

4 J

b)

20 J

c)

100 J

d)

500 J

18.

Gravitational potential energy depends on the object's mass, its height, and ______________________________.(11)

a)

the acceleration due to gravity

b)

the power that the object can generate

c)

the distance the object has already moved

d)

the color of the object

19.

A 10.0 kg rock is sitting on a 10 m ledge. How much potential energy does it have? (12)

a)

98 J

b)

100 J

c)

980 J

d)

1000 J

20.

A 500 kg roller coaster is sitting at the top of the hill 100 meters from the ground. What is the coaster’s potential energy? (12)

a)

7500 J

b)

14900 J

c)

28545 J

d)

490000 J

21.

Which of the following are types of energy transfer? (Choose all that apply) (13)

a)

electromagnetic

b)

nuclear

c)

chemical

d)

thermal

e)

mechanical

22.

Complete the following statement. Energy cannot be created or ______________. (14)

a)

rearranged

b)

destroyed

c)

misspelled

23.

Energy converts from kinetic to potential (and vice versa). When kinetic energy is high, ______________________________. (15)

a)

potential energy is high

b)

potential energy is low

c)

potential energy cannot be determined

24.

The pendulum on a clock swings back and forth. At top of a swing the pendulum has maximum potential energy. When does the pendulum next have maximum potential energy? (16)

a)

When the pendulum the top of its swing on the other side (5)

b)

When the pendulum reaches the lowest location of its swing (3)

c)

When the pendulum returns to the current location (1)

d)

When the pendulum is halfway between the starting and bottom position (2)

25.

The pendulum on a clock swings back and forth. At top of a swing the pendulum has maximum potential energy. When does the pendulum next have maximum kinetic energy? (16)

a)

When the pendulum the top of its swing on the other side (5)

b)

When the pendulum reaches the lowest location of its swing (3)

c)

When the pendulum returns to the current location (1)

d)

When the pendulum is halfway between the starting and bottom position (2)