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Motion, Energy, Work, and Power

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 8hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to do work or cause change:

a)

work

b)

energy

c)

momentum

d)

power

2.

Energy in the form of motion.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

momentum

3.

Stored energy in the form of position or condition.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

momentum

d)

mechanical energy

4.

A student needs 10 Newtons of force to lift a box to the top of a 2 meter shelf. How much work do they do?

a)

12 J

b)

8 J

c)

20 J

d)

5 J

5.

A worker climbs a ladder and does 8 J of work on a 2 N object. What is the distance they lift the object?

a)

18 m

b)

4 m

c)

10 m

d)

6 m

6.

What is mechanical energy?

a)

total kinetic energy

b)

the energy of motion

c)

total kinetic and potential energy

d)

temperature plus heat

7.

Two workers use 100 N of force to move a sofa 2 meters in 2 seconds. How much power is required?

a)

100 watts

b)

400 watts

c)

104 watts

d)

50 watts

8.

Which does not illustrate kinetic energy?

a)

It is expressed in Joule.

b)

It depends upon the objects’ mass and speed.

c)

It is the energy an object possesses due to its motion.

d)

It depends upon the objects’ mass and objects’ height.

9.

What is the potential energy of a 3kg ball that is on the ground?

a)

0 J

b)

3 J

c)

9.8 J

d)

29.4 J

10.

The equation for POTENTIAL ENERGY is

a)

PE = mass x gravity x height

b)

PE = gravity x weight

c)

PE = height / work

d)

PE = work / time

11.

The equation for KINETIC ENERGY is

a)

KE = mass x gravity

b)

KE = 1/2 height x speed

c)

KE = mass2

d)

KE = 1/2 mass x speed2

12.

The equation for POWER is

a)

power = mass x time

b)

power = work / time

c)

power = time / work

d)

power = work x time

13.

The equation for work is

a)

work = power x mass

b)

work = power / time

c)

work = force x distance

d)

work = distance x time

14.

The product of the net force on an object and the distance through which the object is moved

a)

joule

b)

power

c)

work

d)

energy

15.

_______________ is done when a force acts on an object and the object moves in the direction of the force.

a)

Work

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

16.

The unit for work (aka Newton-meter)

a)

Watt

b)

Power

c)

Work

d)

Joule

17.

________________ is the rate at which work is done.

a)

Power

b)

Work

c)

Time

d)

Energy

18.

The unit of power (aka Joule per second)

a)

Joule

b)

Minute

c)

Watt

d)

Pound

19.

Energy can be transformed from one form into another, but the total amount of energy never changes.

a)

Work-energy theorem

b)

Law of conservation of energy

c)

Newton's second law of motion

d)

King's theorem of energy

20.
How do we express the total amount of energy a moving object has?
a)
KE x PE
b)
KE + PE
c)
KE - PE
d)
KE / PE
21.
When a roller coaster cart falls towards the ground, what happens to its potential energy?
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Nothing
22.
What is being transferred as you do work?
a)
Energy
b)
Heat
c)
Power
d)
Gravitational Potential Energy
23.
How do we calculate work?
a)
W = F * d
b)
w = f * D
c)
W = F * D
d)
w = f * d
24.
The SI unit of work is?
a)
Joules
b)
Watts
c)
Newtons
d)
meters
25.
What is the formula for Gravitational Potential Energy?
a)
PE = m*g*h
b)
KE = 1/2m*v2
c)
W = F*d
d)
P = W/t
26.
What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?
a)
PE = m*g*h
b)
KE = 1/2m*v2
c)
W = F*d
d)
P = W/t
27.

At which point of this roller coaster is the energy 1/2 kinetic and 1/2 potential?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

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.

29.

If you carry a 5 kg box across the room at a constant velocity

a)

you do no work.

b)

you do some work.

c)

you do negative work.

d)

Cannot be determined.

30.

How much power was generated from 0-4 seconds?

a)

1100 W

b)

4 W

c)

267 W

d)

1600 W

31.

What is the kinetic energy of a 10 kg ball moving at 3 m/s?

a)

15 J

b)

30 J

c)

45 J

d)

90 J

32.

What is the mass of an object with 1200 J of PE when it is 5 meters above the ground?

a)

10 kg

b)

24 kg

c)

100 kg

d)

240 kg