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Work Power Energy

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A roller coaster whose average speed is 32 m/s is at the top of a 72m hill and weighs 966N. At the top of the hill the coaster car has ___________________ energy.

a)

only kinetic energy

b)

only potential energy

c)

mostly kinetic energy

d)

both kinetic and potential energy

2.

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

3.

Which statement does not illustrate power?

a)

A farmer plowing the rice field all day.

b)

A Siberian husky pulling a sled all day.

c)

A principal sitting on a chair while observing several classes all day.

d)

A teacher encoding his power point presentation in his laptop all day.

4.

Who has the most power?

a)

Ms Calhoun who encodes her observation tools using 12000J of work in 20 minutes.

b)

Ms Dieck who studies his 5 lessons for the next classes in 15 minutes.

c)

Mr Clarkston who used 50N force to inoculate mushrooms at a speed of 2m/s.

d)

Mr Roy who watches her learners while taking their quiz in 30 minutes.

5.

A 100 N force is applied to move an object a horizontal distance of 5 meters at constant speed in 10 seconds. How much power is done?

a)

50J

b)

50W

c)

500J

d)

500W

6.

Which statement illustrates work done?

a)

A weightlifter holds a barbell above her head.

b)

A teacher applies a force to a wall and becomes exhausted.

c)

A rolling marble hits a note card and moves it across a table.

d)

A waiter carries a tray full of meals across a dining room at a constant speed.

7.

A weightlifter holds a 100 kg barbell above her head. Is work done?

a)

Yes because there is a force applied to the barbell and the force causes a displacement of the barbell.

b)

Yes because there is an upward force applied to the barbell and the barbell moves vertically.

c)

No because no displacement occurred.

d)

No because there is no force applied.

8.

What is the energy possessed by the cart?

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

mostly potential

d)

mostly kinetic

9.

If the mass of the cart is 15kg, how much is the potential energy of the cart?

a)

0J

b)

1.2J

c)

6J

d)

58.8J

10.

If the mass of the cart is 8.12kg, what is the kinetic energy of the cart?

a)

0J

b)

1.2J

c)

6J

d)

58.8J

11.

If the mass of the cart is 8.12kg, what is the kinetic energy of the cart?

a)

0J

b)

1.2J

c)

6J

d)

58.8J

12.

How will you describe the energy at Point A?

a)

mostly potential energy

b)

mostly kinetic energy

c)

losing PE, gaining KE

d)

losing KE, gaining PE

13.

What is the total mechanical energy of the object?

a)

100J

b)

75J

c)

50J

d)

25J

14.

A 735kg empty roller coaster is at its starting point whose distance from the ground is 150m. After a while, it moves at point B whose distance from the ground is 120m. What is the kinetic energy of the coaster at point B?

a)

1,080,450J

b)

864,360J

c)

216,090J

d)

0J

15.
How do you calculate power?
a)
P = W/t
b)
P = E/t
c)
P = w * t
d)
P = bbq/chicken
16.
How much work is being done with 200 N of force over 426 meters?
a)
85,200 J
b)
45,620 J
c)
90,480 J
d)
62,329 J
17.
The energy of movement is...? 
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
18.
Energy that is stored is called...
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential 
19.
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
20.
A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.
a)
power
b)
work
c)
momentum
d)
Watt
21.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
22.
If 68 Joules were necessary to move a 4 Newton crate, how far was the crate moved?
a)
272 m
b)
17 m
c)
4.05 m
d)
272 cm 
23.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
24.
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 
25.
What is the formula for calculating the total amount of mechanical energy?
a)
ME = KE + PE
b)
KE = ME + PE
c)
PE = KE + ME
d)
ME = 1/2 mv2
26.
Why does the total amount of mechanical energy stay constant in a system?
a)
energy is not created or destroyed
b)
energy leaves
c)
energy enters
d)
energy is not converted from one form into another
27.

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

28.

The unit for work (aka Newton-meter)

a)

Watt

b)

Power

c)

Work

d)

Joule

29.

________________ is the rate at which work is done.

a)

Power

b)

Work

c)

Time

d)

Energy

30.

The unit of power (aka Joule per second)

a)

Joule

b)

Minute

c)

Watt

d)

Pound

31.

The property of an object or system that allows it to do work is ________________.

a)

Work

b)

Energy

c)

Power

d)

Distance

32.

This theorem states, "Whenever work is done, energy changes.

a)

Work-Energy Theorem

b)

Paul-Newman Theorem

c)

Action-Reaction Theorem

d)

Study-Now Theorem

33.

Energy cannot be ________ or ___________.

a)

big/small

b)

left/right

c)

created/destroyed

d)

made/transferred

34.

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

35.
How much work is being done with 200 N of force over 426 meters?
a)
85,200 J
b)
45,620 J
c)
90,480 J
d)
62,329 J
36.
What is g on Earth?
a)
9.8 m/s/s
b)
9.8 m/s
c)
42 m*s
d)
42 m/s/s
37.

What does conservation of energy mean?

a)

Total energy increases

b)

Total energy decreases

c)

Total energy stays the same

38.

If the marble had 6.9 J of (potential) energy at the top of the hill and 5.4 J of (kinetic) energy at the bottom of the hill, was energy conserved and why?

a)

Yes because the total energy stayed the same

b)

Yes because the total energy changed

c)

No because the total energy stayed the same

d)

No because the total energy changed

39.

If the 1.2 kg basketball rolls at 3 m/s, what is it's kinetic energy?

a)

2.7

b)

5.4

c)

3.6

d)

9

40.

The marble had 5.4 J of kinetic energy and then hit the stationary basketball. The basketball started rolling and the marble stopped rolling. The rolling basketball now has 5.4 J of kinetic energy. Was energy conserved and why?

a)

Yes because the total energy stayed the same

b)

Yes because the total energy changed

c)

No because the total energy stayed the same

d)

No because the total energy changed

41.

Suppose a cart has a kinetic energy of 0.5 J. If you add enough mass to double the mass and make the cart go three times as fast, its kinetic energy is now ---.

a)

6 J

b)

3 J

c)

18 J

d)

9 J

42.

Two equal mass marbles are at the top of a ramp. One marble falls to the ground off the back while the other rolls down the ramp. What is true about the marbles when they reach the ground?

a)

The marble that rolled down the ramp is moving faster than the marble that fell.

b)

The marble that fell down the back of the ramp is moving faster than the marble that rolled.

c)

The marble that rolled down the ramp is not moving when it reaches the ground.

d)

The two marbles are moving with the same speed.

43.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)
0 J
d)
5 J
44.
What is the difference between calculating power and work?
a)
Power takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
b)
Work takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
c)
Power is force/area
d)
Work is force/area
45.

The roller coaster car has a mass of 500 kg. It is pulled from position 1 to 2 (30 m) by a motor. At the top of the ride the vertical distance top to bottom is 20 m. The motor pulls the car with a 4000 N force. Calculate the work done getting the car to the top of the ride.

a)

100 000J

b)

120 000J

c)

800 000J

d)

90 000J

46.

On a force versus change in position graph, the area under the curve is a representation of:

a)

force

b)

position

c)

KE

d)

PE

e)

Work

47.

An 80 N rope tension force is used to slowly pull a wagon 50 m up a hill. Calculate the work done by the rope if it pulls parallel to the hill

a)

-4000 J

b)

4000 J

48.

A weight-lifter raises a 2000N weight through a vertical height of 2.0m in 0.80s. What useful power does he develop in doing this?

a)

800 W

b)

700W

c)

4000W

d)

5000W