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Work and Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sequence describes the energy conversions

in a car’s engine?

a)

chemical to thermal to mechanical

b)

mechanical to thermal to chemical

c)

thermal to mechanical to chemical

d)

kinetic to potential to mechanical

2.

What is the potential energy of a 10.0 kg weight suspended 3.0 m above the ground?

a)

3.3 J

b)

30 J

c)

290 J

d)

2900J

3.

What is the kinetic energy of a 1000 kg car traveling at 20 m/s _______.

a)

200000 J

b)

20000 J

c)

400000 J

d)

20000000 J

4.

According to the law of conservation of energy

a)

energy cannot be created or destroyed

b)

everything eventually stops moving

c)

potential energy must be converted into kinetic energy

d)

kinetic energy plus potential energy equals mechanical energy

5.

The gravitational potential energy of a cucumber

Earth system changes when which factor changes?

a)

the cucumber's speed

b)

the cucumber's mass

c)

the cucumber's temperature

d)

the cucumber's length

6.

Which cannot be done by a machine?

a)

increase force

b)

increase work

c)

change direction of a force

d)

increase velocity

7.

Which factor increases as the efficiency of a

machine increases?

a)

work input

b)

work output

c)

friction

d)

input force

8.

Friction causes mechanical energy to be

converted into which form?

a)

thermal energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

potential energy

9.

What term indicates the number of times a machine multiplies the input force?

a)

efficiency

b)

power

c)

mechanical advantage

d)

resistance

10.

The kinetic energy from an object’s motion

always changes when which factor changes

a)

the object's chemical potential energy

b)

the objects volume

c)

the object's direction of motion

d)

the object's speed

11.

What is the S.I unit of work?

a)

N.m2

b)

(Kg.m2) / s2

c)

J/m

d)

J

12.

Work is zero if the force has a component in the direction opposite of motion.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

If the net work done on an object is positive, what can you conclude about the object's motion?

a)

The object is speeding up.

b)

The object is moving with a constant velocity.

c)

The object is slowing down.

d)

The object is at rest; its position is constant.

14.
What is a force?
a)
a push or a pull
b)
a force that slows or stops an object in motion
15.
What is the unit used to measure work?
a)
Joule
b)
Watt
c)
Newton
d)
Pascal
16.
 Work done = Force x _________
a)
a. distance
b)
b. acceleration
c)
c. velocity
d)
d. speed
17.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
18.
If W=Fd
Then how much work is done if it takes 20N to move a box 10 meters
a)
0
b)
2
c)
20
d)
200
19.
In which of the following situations do your arms do work on books?
a)
holding a heavy stack of books while standing
b)
carrying a heavy stack of books
c)
dropping a stack of books onto a table
d)
picking up a pile of books from the floor
20.
When work is done, there is always a(n) _______.
a)
constant rate
b)
single movement involved
c)
transfer of energy
d)
increase in the mechanical advantage