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Momentum and Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A spring with a spring constant of 68 newtons per

meter hangs from a ceiling. When a 12-newton

downward force is applied to the free end of the

spring, the spring stretches a total distance of

a)

0.18 m

b)

0.59 m

c)

5.7 m

d)

820 m

2.

As a student walks downhill at constant speed,

his gravitational potential energy

a)

increases and his kinetic energy increases

b)

increases and his kinetic energy remains the

same

c)

decreases and his kinetic energy increases

d)

decreases and his kinetic energy remains the

same

3.

When 150 joules of work is done on a system by

an external force of 15 newtons in 20. seconds,

the total energy of that system increases by

a)

1.5 × 102 J

b)



2.0 × 102 J

c)

3.0 × 102 J

d)

2.3 × 103 J

4.

A person on a ledge throws a ball vertically

downward, striking the ground below the ledge

with 200 joules of kinetic energy. The person

then throws an identical ball vertically upward at

the same initial speed from the same point.

What is the kinetic energy of the second ball

when it hits the ground? [Neglect friction.]

a)

200 J

b)

400 J

c)

less than 200 J

d)

more than 400 J

5.

Two construction cranes are used to lift identical

1200-kilogram loads of bricks the same vertical

distance. The first crane lifts the bricks in

20. seconds and the second crane lifts the bricks

in 40. seconds. Compared to the power

developed by the first crane, the power

developed by the second crane is

a)

the same

b)

twice as great

c)

half as great

d)

four times as great

6.

A 1.47-newton baseball is dropped from a height of 10.0 meters and falls through the air to the ground. The kinetic energy of the ball is 12.0 joules the instant before the ball strikes the ground. The maximum amount of mechanical energy converted to internal energy during the fall is

a)

2.7 J

b)

12.0 J

c)

14.7 J

d)

26.7 J

7.

The amount of electric energy consumed by a 60.0-watt lightbulb for 1.00 minute could lift a 10.0 newton object to a maximum vertical height of

a)

6.00 m

b)

36.7 m

c)

360. m

d)

600. m

8.

A golf club hits a stationary 0.050-kilogram golf ball with an average force of  5.0×1035.0\times10^3  Newtons, accelerating the ball to a speed of 44 meters per second. What is the magnitude of the impulse imparted to the ball by the golf club?

a)

 2.2 Ns2.2\ N\cdot s  

b)

 1.1×104 Ns1.1\times10^4\ N\cdot s  

c)

 880 Ns880\ N\cdot s  

d)

 2.2 ×105 Ns2.2\ \times10^5\ N\cdot s  

9.

A tennis player’s racket applies an average force of 200. newtons to a tennis ball for 0.025 second. The average force exerted on the racket by the tennis ball is

a)

0.025 N

b)

200. N

c)

5.0 N

d)

80.0 N

10.

A spring has an unstretched length of 0.40 meter. The spring is stretched to a length of 0.60 meter when a 10.-newton weight is hung motionless from one end. The spring constant of this spring is

a)

10. N/m

b)

25 N/m

c)

17 N/m

d)

50. N/m

11.

After a 65-newton weight has fallen freely from rest a vertical distance of 5.3 meters, the kinetic energy of the weight is

a)

12 J

b)

340 J

c)

910 J

d)

1800 J

12.

An object is thrown straight upward. Which graph best represents the relationship between the object’s kinetic energy and the height of the object above its release point? [Neglect friction.]

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

A car engine supplies 2.0×1032.0\times10^3   joules of energy during the 10. seconds it takes to accelerate the car along a horizontal surface. What is the average power developed by the car engine while it is accelerating?

a)

 2.0×101 W2.0\times10^1\ W  

b)

 2.0×102 W2.0\times10^2\ W  

c)

 2.0×103 W2.0\times10^3\ W  

d)

 2.0×104 W2.0\times10^4\ W  

14.

A 7.0-kilogram cart, A, and a 3.0-kilogram cart, B, are initially held together at rest on a horizontal, frictionless surface. When a compressed spring attached to one of the carts is released, the carts are pushed apart. After the spring is released, the speed of cart B is 6.0 meters per second, as

represented in the diagram below. What is the speed of cart A after the spring is released?

a)

14 m/s

b)

6.0 m/s

c)

3.0 m/s

d)

2.6 m/s

15.

The data table below lists the mass and speed of four different objects. Which object has the greatest magnitude of momentum?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

A blue lab cart is traveling west on a track when it collides with and sticks to a red lab cart traveling east. The magnitude of the momentum of the blue cart before the collision is 2.0 kilogram • meters per second, and the magnitude of the momentum of the red cart before the collision is 3.0 kilogram • meters per second. The magnitude of the total momentum of the two carts after the collision is

a)

1.0 kg • m/s

b)

2.0 kg • m/s

c)

3.0 kg • m/s

d)

5.0 kg • m/s

17.

A block initially at rest on a horizontal, frictionless surface is accelerated by a constant horizontal force of 5.0 newtons. If 15 joules of work is done on the block by this force while accelerating it, the kinetic energy of the block increases by

a)

3.0 J

b)

15 J

c)

20. J

d)

75 J

18.

As a box is pushed 30. meters across a horizontal floor by a constant horizontal force of 25 newtons, the kinetic energy of the box increases by 300. joules. How much total internal energy is produced during this process?

a)

150 J

b)

450 J

c)

250 J

d)

750 J

19.

Which statement describes the kinetic energy and total mechanical energy of a block as it is pulled at constant speed up an incline?

a)

Kinetic energy decreases and total mechanical energy increases.

b)

Kinetic energy decreases and total mechanical energy remains the same.

c)

Kinetic energy remains the same and total mechanical energy increases.

d)

Kinetic energy remains the same and total mechanical energy remains the same.

20.

What is the total amount of work required to move a proton through a potential difference of 100. volts?

a)

1.60 × 10–21 J

b)

1.60 × 10–17 J

c)

1.00 × 102 J

d)

6.25 × 1020 J