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work and energy

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is work done on a system?

a)

when an object moves a distance

b)

when a force is applied

c)

when a force is applied through a displacement

d)

when an object is at rest

2.

Why would a star do no work on a planet that travels in uniform circular motion around it?

a)

There is no force component parallel to the motion.

b)

There is no displacement of the planet.

c)

The planet does not accelerate.

d)

The star does not exert a force on the planet.

3.

what is your favorite subject ?

a)

math

b)

physics

c)

English

d)

biology

4.

What is the ability of an object to produce a change in itself or the world around it?

a)

power

b)

force

c)

work

d)

energy

5.

Which is the rate at which energy is transformed?

a)

energy

b)

work

c)

force

d)

power

6.

A child holding onto a string attached to a toy boat exerts a force of 8.0 N to pull the boat a distance of 7.2 m along a straight shoreline. If the child holds the string at a 15.0° angle with the horizontal, how much work does she do on the toy boat?

a)

14 J


b)

56 J

c)

58 J

d)

71 J

7.

The weight of a bicyclist and a bicycle together is 53.0 kg. The bicyclist is riding along a straight, level path. How much work is done on the system if the bicyclist slows the bicycle from a speed of 3.84 m/s to 1.27 m/s?

a)

A. 68.1 J

b)

136 J

c)

348 J

d)

696 J

8.

A boy lifts a stack of six identical books from the floor to a 1.2-m high shelf in 2.5 s. If lifting the books requires 50.8 W of power, what is the mass of each book?

a)

1.8 kg

b)

0.88 kg

c)

1.1 kg

d)

2.9 kg

9.

How much work does the force of gravity do on a 5.45-kg bowling ball that falls a distance of 0.755 m?

a)

71.2 J

b)

40.3 J

c)

262 J

d)

4.11 J

10.

A student lifts a box of books that weighs 215 N. The box is lifted 1.75 m. What is the change in energy of the box?

a)

A. 38.4 J

b)

376 J

c)

225 J

d)

123 J

11.

1. The work-energy theorem states that __________.

a)

when a machine works at 100 percent efficiency, the energy of the system remains constant

b)

when work is done at a rate of one joule per second, the power produced is one watt

c)

when work is done on an object, a change in kinetic energy results.

d)

effort is required to resist a change in the energy of a system

12.

__________ is the rate of doing work.

a)

Energy

b)

Power

c)

force

d)

Effort

13.

Any object that has energy has the ability to produce a change in ____.

a)

itself

b)

the world around it

c)

both itself and the world around it

d)

neither itself not the world around it

14.

Two factors that determine work are

a)

force

b)

acceleration

c)

mass

d)

distance

e)

velocity

15.

units of force are

a)

newtons

b)

grams

c)

joules

d)

meters

16.

units for work are

a)

newtons

b)

joules

c)

meters

d)

seconds

17.

if you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m... how much work have you done

a)

120 J

b)

30 J

c)

120 N

d)

30 N

18.
What is the formula for work?
a)
Force = work x distance
b)
Distance = force x work
c)
Work = force x distance
d)
Work = force x mass
19.

Fred kicks a ball with a force of 20N to George, who is 5m away. How much work was done to the ball?

a)

25J

b)

100J

c)

4J

d)

75J

20.

If Jay Loppy pushes his van 20 meters how much work is done?

a)

2,000J

b)

40,000J

c)

10,000J

d)

800,000J

21.

What is the ability of an object to produce a change in itself or the world around it?

a)

power

b)

force

c)

work

d)

energy

22.

If the external world does work on a system, the ____.

a)

amount of work done on the system has a negative value

b)

energy of the system decreases

c)

energy of the system increases

d)

external world becomes warmer

23.

In which of the following situations is work done on a rock by a gravitational force?

a)

carrying the rock across the yard

b)

dropping the rock

c)

picking up the rock

d)

pushing the rock across the driveway

24.

Which of the following items relates to power but not to work?

a)

distance

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

time

25.

An object has kinetic energy because of its motion and mass.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

When a constant force acts at an angle to the direction of motion, the equation W = Fd sin q is used to calculate the work done on the object.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

The work done by friction has a positive value.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

One way to calculate power is to multiply force by velocity.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

What is the ability of an object to produce a change in itself or the world around it?

a)

power

b)

force

c)

work

d)

energy

30.

The graph between force F

acting on a body and the distance covered by the body is shown in the figure. When the distance covered by the body is 4m , Find the change in kinetic energy

a)

80 J

b)

40 J

c)

20 J

d)

O J

31.

Any object that has energy has the ability to produce a change in ____.

a)

itself

b)

the world around it

c)

both itself and the world around it

d)

neither itself not the world around it