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9.01: Work and Kinetic Energy Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the units of force?

a)

Newtons

b)

Grams

c)

Joules

d)

Meters

2.

What is the formula for work?

a)

Force = work × distance

b)

Distance = force × work

c)

Work = force × distance

d)

Work = force × mass

3.

What are the units of work?

a)

Newtons

b)

Grams

c)

Joules

d)

Meters

4.

Work is a...

a)

scalar quantity.

b)

vector quantity.

5.

If an object does not move then what is happening?

a)

nothing

b)

work

c)

power

d)

no work is being done on the object

6.
Calculate the work needed to raise a 3 kg cat up to a height of
4 m.
a)
12 J
b)
0 J
c)
120 J
d)
1.22 J
7.

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

8.

What is energy?

a)

something that picks up things, like a magnet.

b)

Motion of an object

c)

ability to do work

d)

magic rays of sunshine that come down when you're feeling blue.

9.

What is the unit of energy?

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Ohms

d)

Newtons

10.

Energy is a...

a)

scalar quantity.

b)

vector quantity.

11.

Which is the correct formula for the kinetic energy  (Ek)\left(E_k\right) of an object of mass,  mm , moving with a velocity,  vv  ?

a)

 Ek=mv2E_k=mv^2  

b)

 Ek = 12mv2E_k\ =\ \frac{1}{2}mv^2  

c)

 Ek = m2vE_k\ =\ m^2v  

d)

 Ek = mvE_k\ =\ mv  

12.

Which has a greater impact on the kinetic energy of an object?

a)

mass of the object

b)

velocity of the object

13.

As the velocity of an object decreases its kinetic energy will...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

14.

What is the kinetic energy of a football which has a mass of 0.8 kg and is kicked at a velocity of 10 ms-1 ?

a)

80 J

b)

3.2 J

c)

160 J

d)

40 J

15.

What is the mass of a moving object that has 100 J of kinetic energy and moves at a velocity of 2 m/s?

a)

50 kg

b)

200 kg

c)

25 kg

d)

100 kg

16.

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

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

17.

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

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

18.

A cheetah can run briefly with a speed of 31.0 m/s. Suppose a cheetah with a mass of 47.0 kg runs at this speed. What is the cheetah’s kinetic energy?

a)

1457 Joules

b)

22,584 Joules

c)

15 Joules

d)

45,167Joules