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Work and Power Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is work in science?

a)

having a job

b)

using a force to make an object move

c)

a push or a pull

d)

stored energy

2.

Which pictures shows work in science?

a)
b)
c)
3.

How do you calculate work? (W = ?)

a)

force + distance

b)

force - distance

c)

force x distance

d)

force \div  distance

4.

What is the unit for distance?

a)

meters (m)

b)

Newtons (N)

c)

Joules (J)

d)

Watts (W)

5.

What is the unit for force?

a)

meters (m)

b)

Newtons (N)

c)

Joules (J)

d)

Watts (W)

6.

Mr. Ertekin used 20N to move a box 4m. How much work did he do?

a)

24 J

b)

5 J

c)

16 J

d)

80 J

7.

Which number describes force?

a)

392 J

b)

293 N

c)

23m

d)

239 W

8.

What tool do we use to measure force?

a)

triple beam balance

b)

voltmeter 

c)

spring scale

d)

thermometer

9.

What is power in science?

a)

ability to do work or cause change

b)

a push or a pull

c)

the speed or rate of doing work

d)

being strong

10.

How do you calculate power?

a)

Work + time

b)

Work - time

c)

Work x time

d)

Work  \div time

11.

What is the unit for power?

a)

newtons (N)

b)

Joules (J)

c)

meters (m)

d)

Watts (W)

12.

What is the unit for time?

a)

years (yrs)

b)

months (mos)

c)

weeks (wks)

d)

seconds (s)

13.

A light bulb does 100 J of work in 10 seconds. Calculate the power used.

a)

110 W

b)

10 J

c)

10 W

d)

90 W

14.

_____ is a push or a pull.

a)

Work

b)

Energy

c)

Force

d)

Power

15.

_____ is the ability to do work or cause change.

a)

Work

b)

Energy

c)

Force

d)

Power

16.

_____ is the speed or rate of doing work

a)

Newton

b)

Energy

c)

Force

d)

Power

17.

Why can't a machine be 100% efficient?

a)

The work input is always more than work output because of friction

b)

Scientists have not made this discovery yet

c)

Because of electromagnetism

18.

True or false: Machine make you do less work

a)

true

b)

false

19.

How do machines make work easier?

a)

They use electricity.

b)

They change the size or direction of the force

c)

They make it 100% efficient.

20.

_____ is using force on an object that makes it move a distance.

a)

Newton

b)

Power

c)

Distance

d)

Work