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Work, Energy, & Power

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the best example of work being done on an object?

a)

holding a 50 kg barbell

b)

keeping a board in place

c)

lifting a bag of groceries

d)

pushing on a car that will not move

2.

Mechanical energy does not include

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

thermal

3.

Energy due to elevation is

a)

mechanical

b)

kinetic

c)

elastic potential

d)

gravitational potential

e)

internal

4.

Energy due to motion is

a)

mechanical

b)

kinetic

c)

elastic potential

d)

gravitational potential

e)

internal

5.

Energy stored in a stretched or compressed material is

a)

mechanical

b)

kinetic

c)

elastic potential

d)

gravitational potential

e)

internal

6.

When mechanical energy increases

a)

positive work is done

b)

no work is done

c)

negative work is done

7.

When mechanical energy decreases

a)

positive work is done

b)

no work is done

c)

negative work is done

8.

A pendulum swings back and forth. What happens to most of its gravitational potential energy at the bottom of its swing?

a)

It is transformed into inertia.

b)

It is transformed into thermal energy.

c)

It is transformed into kinetic energy.

d)

It is transformed into chemical potential energy.

9.

T or F? Carrying your backpack from one desk to another is an example of doing work.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Work is

a)

a type of mechanical energy

b)

a transfer of mechanical energy

c)

a type of thermal energy

d)

a transfer of thermal energy

11.

Heat is

a)

a type of mechanical energy

b)

a transfer of mechanical energy

c)

a type of thermal energy

d)

a transfer of thermal energy

12.

You hold a 50 N bag of nails. After 2 seconds, how much work have you done?

a)

0 J

b)

25 J

c)

50 J

d)

100 J

13.

You move a 20 N box from a 2 m high shelf to the floor. The amount of work you have done is

a)

40 J

b)

10 J

c)

- 10 J

d)

- 40 J

14.

A 25 N force moves an object a distance of 2 m at a speed of 3 m/s. The work done (in Joules) is

(a)  

15.

Which doesn't belong?

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

work

d)

thermal

16.

Average molecular kinetic energy is also called

(select all that apply)

a)

heat energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

internal energy

17.

Driving at 10 mph, a car can stop in 20 feet. When the same car is traveling at 20 mph, the stopping distance is

a)

20 feet

b)

40 feet

c)

60 feet

d)

80 feet

e)

100 feet

18.

Energy is measured in

a)

Joules

b)

Newtons

c)

Watts

d)

kg•m/s

19.

The unit Joule is the same as

a)

Newton•second

b)

Newton•meter

c)

Newton/second

d)

Newton/meter

20.

When positive work is done

a)

energy increases.

b)

energy is conserved.

c)

energy decreases.

21.

When negative work is done

a)

energy increases.

b)

energy is conserved.

c)

energy decreases.

22.

When positive work is done on an object it can

(select all that apply)

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

move up

d)

move down

e)

neither change speed nor change height

23.

When negative work is done on an object it can

(select all that apply)

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

move up

d)

move down

e)

neither change speed nor change height

24.

When zero work is done on an object it can

(select all that apply)

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

move up

d)

move down

e)

neither change speed nor change height

25.

Select the forms of energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

work

d)

thermal

e)

heat

26.

The unit Watt is the same as

a)

Joule•second

b)

Joule•meter

c)

Joule/second

d)

Joule/meter

27.

How much power (in Watts) is required to lift a 5 kg mass at a speed of 3 m/s?

(a)  

28.

How much energy (in Joules) does a 60W lightbulb use in 1 second?

(a)  

29.

How much energy (in Joules) does a 40W lightbulb use in 10 seconds?

(a)  

30.

You do 36 J of work in stretching a really big rubber band. If the rubber band has a mass of 2 kg, what is the speed of the rubber band (in m/s) when you launch it across the room?

(a)  

31.

if 105 J of energy is used in 103 seconds, what is the average power consumption in Watts?

a)

10210^2  W

b)

10810^8  W

c)

101110^{11}  W

d)

101510^{15}  W

32.

A typical car has an efficiency of 20%. For every 100 J of energy provided by the fuel, how much energy is available to move the car?

a)

5 J

b)

20 J

c)

80 J

d)

120 J

33.

It takes an energy input of 100 J to get 40 J of useful work out of a machine. What is the efficiency of the machine?

a)

2.5%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

140%

34.

A typical car has an efficiency of 20%. For every 100 J of energy provided by the fuel, how much energy put into non-uselful forms like thermal & sound?

a)

5 J

b)

20 J

c)

80 J

d)

120 J