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WORK ENERGY POWER

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Work is defined as

a)

product when a force act on an object and its move the object at certain distance

b)

type of job need to do

c)

something that need power

d)

product of energy

2.

The unit of work is

a)

watt

b)

hertz

c)

joule

d)

pascal

3.

The equation for work is

a)

work = power x mass

b)

work = power / time

c)

work = force x distance

d)

work = distance x time

4.

A student needs 10 Newtons of force to lift a box to the top of a 2 meter shelf. How much work do they do?

a)

12 J

b)

8 J

c)

20 J

d)

5 J

5.

A soccer player kicks a ball with 20 Newtons of force causing it to travel 100 meters. How much work is done on the ball?

a)

200 J

b)

80 J

c)

5 J

d)

2000 J

6.

A worker climbs a ladder and does 8 J of work on a 2 N object. What is the distance they lift the object?

a)

18 m

b)

4 m

c)

10 m

d)

6 m

7.

The equation for POTENTIAL ENERGY is

a)

PE = mass x gravity x height

b)

PE = gravity x weight

c)

PE = height / work

d)

PE = work / time

8.

The equation for KINETIC ENERGY is

a)

KE = mass x gravity

b)

KE = 1/2 height x speed

c)

KE = mass2

d)

KE = 1/2 mass x speed2

9.

The ability to do work is cause change:

a)

work

b)

energy

c)

momentum

d)

power

10.

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

11.

At which point of this roller coaster is the energy 1/2 kinetic and 1/2 potential?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
13.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
14.

The SI Unit for Energy is

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

Calorie

d)

Watt

15.

What is the work output of a machine that has a work input of 2,800 Joules and an efficiency of 90%?

a)

25200 J

b)

2520 J

c)

0.0082J

16.
What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?
a)
PE = m*g*h
b)
KE = 1/2m*v2
c)
W = F*d
d)
P = W/t
17.
What is the formula for Gravitational Potential Energy?
a)
PE = m*g*h
b)
KE = 1/2m*v2
c)
W = F*d
d)
P = W/t
18.

What is the potential energy of a 3kg ball that is on the ground?

a)

0 J

b)

3 J

c)

9.8 J

d)

29.4 J

19.

A 100 N force is applied to move an object a horizontal distance of 5 meters at constant speed in 10 seconds. How much power is done?

a)

50J

b)

50W

c)

500J

d)

500W

20.

What is the energy possessed by the cart?

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

mostly potential

d)

mostly kinetic

21.

How will you describe the energy at Point A?

a)

mostly potential energy

b)

mostly kinetic energy

c)

losing PE, gaining KE

d)

losing KE, gaining PE

22.

An object has 12.4 J of potential energy and 23.5 J of kinetic energy. What is the mechanical energy of the system?

a)

11.1 J

b)

1.895 J

c)

35.9 J

d)

291.4 J

23.

If you drive your 1,000 kg car from sea level up to the Nu'uanu Pali lookout, which is 366 m above sea level, how much will you have increased your car's gravitational potential energy?

a)

3,000,000 J

b)

366,000 J

c)

3,586,800 J

d)

586,800 J

24.

If a 2 kg ball is traveling at 4 meters per second, what is its kinetic energy?

a)

1 J

b)

2 J

c)

4 J

d)

8 J

e)

16 J

25.
What is the work done by the man?
a)
0 J
b)
65 J
c)
6500 J
d)
0.0065 J
26.
Efficiency is....
a)
measured in Joules.
b)
a percentage.
c)
measured in Watts.
d)
measured in Newtons.
27.
Power does not depend on...
a)
strength
b)
work
c)
time
d)
any of these
28.
How much time is needed to produce 720 Joules of work if 90 watts of power is used? 
a)
0.125 s
b)
8 s
c)
64800 s
d)
80 s
29.
A mason raises a 2,000 N bag of cement from the floor to over his head (2.0 meters) in 4 seconds. What is his average power input?
a)
1,000 W
b)
2,000 W
c)
500 W
d)
100 W
30.
A girl pushes a sled across the snow with a force of 25 N. If she does 250 J of work, how far does she push the sled?
a)
1 M
b)
10 M
c)
10 W
d)
10 N/s