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Work and Power

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much work is being done with 200 N of force over 426 metres ?

a)

85,200 J

b)

45,620 J

c)

90,480 J

d)

62,329 J

2.

If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 metres, what force was used?

a)

1500 N

b)

15 N

c)

1.5 N

d)

150 N

3.

Which of the following is the best example of work being done.

a)

doing homework

b)

lifting a box

c)

pushing a stationary box

d)

holding a box

4.
In which of these cases is work being done? 
a)
A student sleeps
b)
A student pushes a locked door that does not move
c)
a student carries his chair into another room
d)
A student sits on the carpet
5.
True or false: when the distance an object moves is zero the work done on the object is also zero.  
a)
True
b)
False
6.

You push against the back of your friends car that is stuck. You push and be become very tired, but the car does not move. Did you do work?

a)

Yes, work was done

b)

No, work wasn't done

7.

What would 54N be an example of?

a)

work

b)

power

c)

distance

d)

force

8.

What is an example of a force?

a)

Energy

b)

Power

c)

Pressure

d)

Weight

9.
The amount of work done in a certain amount of time is known as 
a)
work
b)
effort force
c)
resistance force 
d)
power
10.

If you increase your work and decrease your time, you will have

a)

more power

b)

less power

c)

same amount of power

d)

power rating can not be determined

11.

Person A and Person B are both using the same amount of work to lift something. Person A takes half as much time to do it. Who has greater power.

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

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 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.
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
14.
Power is the RATE at which work is done. 
a)
True
b)
False
15.

Which of these items is not part of the law of conservation of energy?

a)

energy cannot be created

b)

energy cannot be destroyed

c)

energy can be transferred between forms

d)

energy is destroyed by friction

16.
You do 90 joules of work in 30 seconds. How much power have you generated?
a)
30 watts
b)
3 watts
c)
120 watts
d)
270 watts
17.
Which of the following would produce the most power?
a)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 10 seconds 
b)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
c)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
d)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 5 meters in 10 seconds
18.

A construction worker uses a pulley and a rope to raise an 85 kg person to a height of 2 m in 6 s. How much did he do?

a)

1,670 J

b)

833 J

c)

278 J

d)

417 J

19.

Two people are lifting the same weight as shown in the animation. If they both do 10 reps, who will supply the most power?

a)

Bro A

b)

Bro B

c)

They both will do the same work

d)

Can't tell without knowing the weight they are lifting

20.
If 68 W of power is produced in 18 seconds, how much work is done?
a)
1,224 J
b)
0.264 J
c)
3.77 J
d)
12.24 J