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Unit # 1 Work and Energy

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the unit used to measure work?

a)

Joule

b)

Watt

c)

Newton

d)

Pascal

2.
 Work done = Force x _________
a)
a. distance
b)
b. acceleration
c)
c. velocity
d)
d. speed
3.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
4.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
5.
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
6.
The ability to do work is....
a)
work
b)
power
c)
acceleration
d)
energy
7.
In which of the following is no work done
a)
climbing stairs
b)
lifting a book
c)
pushing a shopping car
d)
none of the above
8.
What is work?
a)
The product of force and displacement
b)
Causes a change in potential energy of an object
c)
Does not depend on the path traveled, but only starting and ending position
d)
All of these are true
9.

Kinetic energy is associated with ---.

a)

speed

b)

position

c)

direction

d)

temperature

10.

Where is the roller coaster gaining potential energy?

a)

A to B

b)

B to C

c)

C to D

d)

The roller coaster is always losing potential energy

11.

What is the S.I unit of work?

a)

N.m2

b)

(Kg.m2) / s2

c)

J/m

d)

J

12.

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.

13.
Energy that is stored is called...
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential 
14.
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
15.

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

16.
Heat moves easily through materials called ____
a)
Conductors
b)
Insulators
17.

Odessa rubs her hands together quickly; she notices they get warm. What type of energy is this?

a)

electrical energy

b)

light energy

c)

sound energy

d)

heat energy

18.

You throw a ball into the air as shown in the diagram. At what point does the ball have the most potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

19.

A stretched rubber band represents what type of potential energy?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

kinetic potential energy

20.

Which object has elastic potential energy?

a)

a hanging leaf

b)

a burning coal

c)

a rolling ball

d)

a stretched bow

21.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
22.

This type of potential energy can be found in rubber bands and springs.

a)

Chemical

b)

Elastic

c)

Gravitational