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Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 Work done = Force x _________
a)
a. distance
b)
b. acceleration
c)
c. velocity
d)
d. speed
2.
Which situation is work not done?
a)
lifting a 20 pound box off the floor
b)
holding a 20 pound box above the floor
c)
sliding a 20 pound box across the floor
d)
sliding a 20 pound box up an inclined plane
3.
What is work?
a)
A push or pull.
b)
When the object moves in the same direction in which the force is exerted.
c)
A change in energy.
d)
The rate at which energy is transferred.
4.
Which is doing work?
a)
pushing a wall
b)
holding a box
c)
picking up a pencil
d)
sitting in a chair
5.
Which of the following is the best example of work being done? 
a)
doing homework
b)
lifting a box
c)
pushing a stationary box
d)
holding a box
6.
An example of work is holding a heavy bag.
a)
True
b)
false
7.
Work is a measurement of how much force is applied over a certain
a)
distance
b)
velocity
c)
shape
d)
size
8.
You do work only when you exert a force on an object and move it.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Two factors that determine work are
a)
size of the force, and distance
b)
size of the force, and type of force
c)
mass, and distance
10.
If you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m, how much work have you done?
a)
120 J
b)
30 J
c)
120 N 
d)
30 N
11.
Both work and energy are measured in 
a)
joules
b)
newtons
c)
meters
d)
seconds
12.
Fred kicks a ball with a force of 20N to George, who is 5M away. How much work was done to the ball?
a)
25J
b)
100J
c)
4J
d)
75J
13.
A girl pushes a box across the floor. Did she do work?
a)
No.
b)
Yes.
14.

units of force are

a)

newtons

b)

grams

c)

joules

d)

meters

15.

If 40N of force is applied to Rollo Koster's 10 kg cart over a distance of 50 meters, how much work is done?

a)

8000J

b)

8000N

c)

4000J

d)

2000J

16.

If the mystery machine moves 100 meters how much work is done?

a)

130,000,000J

b)

70,000J

c)

100,000J

d)

30,000J

17.

Bob gets exhausted pushing on a wall. Is this an example of work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

Is this an example of work?

a)

Yes

b)

No!

19.

500 J of work is done by a person who uses a force of 50N to move a box, how far does it go?

a)

10 m

b)

0.1 m

c)

25,000 m

d)

10 J

20.

You exert 200 J of work by pulling on an object with 20 N of force. What distance is the object moved?

a)

.01 m

b)

10 m

c)

10 J

d)

4,000 m

21.

For work to be done on an object, the direction and force have to be going the same direction.

a)

True

b)

False

22.
In order for work to be done, a force must cause an object to... 
a)
Be balanced
b)
Be constant
c)
Have no motion
d)
Move 
Move/Accelerate
23.
Which person is doing more work?
a)
Left 
b)
Right 
c)
Both
d)
Neither; they are doing the same amount of work.
24.
Which person uses the greatest force on the barrel?
a)
Right
b)
Left
c)
Both
d)
Neither; they are doing the same amount of work.
25.
Which person moves the barrel a greater distance?
a)
Left 
b)
Right 
c)
Both 
d)
Neither, they are doing the same amount of work.  
26.

In which scenario is work = 0 J ?

a)

Pushing a stationary wall

b)

Pulling a trolley car

c)

Pushing a book across the table

d)

Dropping a set of keys from a height, h.

27.

If the force on an object is in the negative direction, the work it does on the object must be

a)

zero

b)

positive

c)

nagative

d)

The work could be either positive or negative, depending on the direction of the object's motion.

28.

How much work is done on a 5 kg mass that is lifted 8 meters? (HINT: Force is not given; first find force in newtons by calculating mass x 9.8 m/s^2 because object is being lifted)

a)

392 J

b)

40 J

c)

4.08 J

29.

How much work is done on a 25 kg mass that is lifted 6 meters? (HINT: mass is given instead of force; first find force in newtons by calculating mass x 9.8 m/s^2 because object is being lifted)

a)

1470 J

b)

150 J

c)

245 J

d)

58.8 J

30.

How much work is done on a 300 kg lifting bar that is LIFTED 2 meters? (HINT: mass is given instead of force; first find force in newtons then multiply by the distance)

a)

5880 J

b)

600 J

c)

2940 J

d)

19.6 J

31.

If distance is doubled, what happens to the amount work performed? (W= Fd)

a)

Work also doubles.

b)

Work is reduced by half.

c)

Work is tripled.

d)

Nothing happens to the amount of work.

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