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CH. 4 Work and Energy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Factors affecting kinetic energy

a)

mass only

b)

work only

c)

mass and velocity

d)

work and velocity

2.

A car has a mass of 960 kg when traveling at a speed of 30m/s. What is its KE?

a)

a. 14,400 J

b)

b. 1600 J

c)

c. 432000 J

d)

d. 864,000 J

3.

At which position does the pendulum bob have the

maximum amount of kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

At which two positions does the pendulum bob have the same amount of potential energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Which of the following scenarios shows no work done?

a)

A boy climbing up the hill.

b)

A woman pushing a trolley along a slope.

c)

A lady carries her handbag and walks 30 m along the corridor.

6.

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

7.

energy is stored energy due to position.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Chemical

d)

Magnetic

8.

Energy stored in chemical bonds is called .

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

chemical potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

none of these

9.

Anything that can fall to earth has stored energy called .

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

gravitational potential energy

10.

The unit of power is the .

a)

joule

b)

MA

c)

watt

d)

second

11.

Which of the following is not used to calculate potential energy?

a)

mass

b)

gravitational acceleration

c)

height

d)

speed

12.

Work and energy are both measured in .

a)

joules

b)

N

c)

ºC

d)

j/kg

13.

Which of the following groups of simple machines represent variations of an inclined plane?

a)

pulley, lever, and wedge

b)

pulley, wheel and axle

c)

screw, wedge

d)

wheel and axle, screw

14.

Total amount of kinetic and potential energy

in a system

a)

Work

b)

Law of conservation of energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Joule

15.

The ability to cause change

a)

Elastic potential energy

b)

Efficiency

c)

Simple machine

d)

Energy

16.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

a)

Law of conservation of energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Elastic potential energy

d)

Kinetic energy

17.

Does work with only one movement of the machine

a)

Work

b)

Efficiency

c)

Joule

d)

Simple machine

18.

Ratio of output work to input work

a)

Efficiency

b)

Joule

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Energy

19.

Force applied through a distance

a)

Work

b)

Efficiency

c)

Joule

d)

Mechanical Advantage

20.

A box is pushed 50 m by a mover. The amount of work done was 2,250 J. How much force (N) was exerted on the box? 

 F=WdF=\frac{W}{d}  



(a)  

21.

Calculate the gravitational potential energy (J) of a 10-kg sack of groceries on a shelf 1 m above the floor?

 GPE=mghGPE=mgh  


 g=9.8 msg=9.8\ \frac{m}{s}  



(a)  

22.

A carpenter uses a crowbar to remove the top of a box. The top has a resistance of 500 N. The carpenter applies an input force of 200 N. What is the mechanical advantage of the crowbar?

 MA=FoutputFinputMA=\frac{F_{output}}{F_{input}}  



(a)  

23.

Where is the roller coaster gaining potential energy?

a)

A to B

b)

B to C

c)

C to D

d)

The roller coaster is always losing potential energy

24.

How does conservation of energy explain why something that is falling should speed up?

a)

It gains kinetic energy because it gains potential energy.

b)

It loses kinetic energy because no work was done on it.

c)

It gains kinetic energy because it loses potential energy.

d)

It loses kinetic energy because the Earth gains potential energy.

25.

Which of the following is not a way that machines make work easier?

a)

Increases speed

b)

Changes direction of force

c)

Increases force

d)

Make you do less work

26.

Anything that you can imagine a boundary is a ___?

a)

system

b)

machine

c)

power

d)

law of conservation

27.

Energy does not always involve motion.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Energy from the Sun and energy from food are just different forms of the same thing.

a)

False

b)

True

29.

Which of the following measurements has NO UNIT?

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Mechanical Advantage

c)

Power

d)

All measurements in science have units!

30.

Friction and air resistance convert some of the mechanical energy into what kind of energy?

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Thermal Energy