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Work and Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

When Force applied on an object is parallel to the displacement of the object then the work done on an object is ___________________

a)

Parallel

b)

Negative

c)

Positive

d)

Zero

2.
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
3.
If you do 40 joules of work lifting a 10N box, how high is the shelf you move it to.
a)
400m
b)
40m
c)
50m
d)
4m
4.
Calculate the KE of a runner that has a mass of 80 kg and is running at a velocity of 8 m/s
a)
5120 J
b)
320 J
c)
640 J
d)
2560 J
5.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
6.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
7.
As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy? 
a)
Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
b)
The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases 
c)
The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases 
d)
Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase 
8.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
9.

When you pull back the lever on a pinball machine and then release it to launch the ball up a ramp, which of the following energy transformations occurred? (Select all that apply)

a)

Kinetic --> Gravitational Potential

b)

Elastic Potential --> Gravitational Potential

c)

Kinetic --> Elastic Potential

d)

Chemical Potential --> Kinetic

e)

Elastic Potential --> Kinetic

10.

A force of 80 N is used to pull a 10-kg block at an angle of 60 degrees (shown above) to the right. If the block moves 5 meters to the right, how much work was done on the block.

a)

4000 N*m

b)

200 N*m

c)

2000 N*m

d)

346.4 N*m

e)

400 N*m

11.

A girl is carrying a school bag of 3 kg mass on her back and moves 200 m on a levelled road. The work done against the gravitational force will be (g = 10 ms²)

a)

(a) 6 × 10³ J

b)

(b) 6 J

c)

(c) 0.6 J

d)

(d) zero

12.

A dog weighing 25 kg, while chasing a cat, jumps over a fence of height 1.6 m. What is the potential energy of dog at the top of fence ?

(Take 'g'=10 m s-2 )

a)

(a) 160 Joules

b)

(b) 320 Joules

c)

(c) 380 Joules

d)

(d) 400 Joules

13.

What is mechanical energy?

a)

total kinetic energy

b)

the energy of motion

c)

total kinetic and potential energy

d)

temperature plus heat

14.
If height above the ground increases 4 times, how much does your potential energy (PE) change?
a)
16 times
b)
4 times
c)
2 times
d)
No change
15.

The work-kinetic energy theorem says that the net work done by all the forces acting on an object is equal to the change in the ………. of the object.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

work

c)

momentum

d)

kinetic energy