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Work, Power, and Energy

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 35mins

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1.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:
100 J of work were done over 5 seconds to do three push ups.

a)

 PE=mghPE=mgh 

b)


 KE =12mv2KE\ =\frac{1}{2}mv^2  

c)

 W=FxW=Fx  

d)

 P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}  

2.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

A rock of 5kg, is dropped from a height of 5 meters and accelerates to the ground at a rate of 9.81m/s^2.

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

3.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

A tennis ball with a mass of 1kg is falling to the ground at 9.81 m/s^2. The distance it covers is 2meters. 

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

4.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

A box is pushed a distance of 3m with a force of 10N.

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

5.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

A car with a mass of 1200kg has a velocity of 20m/s.


a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

6.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

Running up a flight of stairs took 500J of work and was done in 10 seconds. 

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

7.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

A 15kg fox ran after a rabbit with a velocity of 30m/s over a distance of 50m. 

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

8.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

When you do a push up your body travels a distance of 0.5m and the force applied is 600N. 

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

9.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

To do one repetition of a burpee, it takes 500 J of work over 6seconds.

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

10.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

A toy car is pushed with a force of 5N a distance of 2.5 meters.

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

11.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

A 1.5kg  pendulum is placed on Mars. It falls with an acceleration of 3.7m/s^2 a distance of 2meters. 

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

12.

Pick which equation you would use to solve:

A 50kg sea turtle swims with a velocity of 2m/s.

a)

PE=mghPE=mgh

b)

KE=12mv2KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^2

c)

W=FxW=Fx

d)

P=WtP=\frac{W}{t}

13.

A 12kg fox runs after a rabbit with a speed of 3m/s. What is the Kinetic energy of the fox?

(a)  

14.

How much work was produced from a box being pushed with a force of 50N a distance of 2m?

(a)  

15.

How much power is generated from 75 J worth of work if it took 5 seconds.

(a)  

16.

What is the potential energy of a 4kg apple falls from a height of a 5 meter tree at an acceleration due to gravity of 10 m/s^2

(a)