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WORK, ENERGY & POWER

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Work done = Force x _________

a)

a. distance

b)

b. acceleration

c)

c. velocity

d)

d. displacement

2.

S.I unit for WORK is

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

meter

3.

Which of the following is the best example of work being done:

a)

doing homework

b)

lifting a box

c)

pushing a stationary box

d)

holding a box

4.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
5.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
6.

What position has the least amount of potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

7.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill. 
c)
A ball rolling down a hill. 
8.

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

9.

At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

10.

When a rubber band is stretched and then released, energy conversion is from

a)

Elastic Potential to Gravitational Potential

b)

Kinetic to Elastic Potential

c)

Kinetic to Gravitational Potential

d)

Elastic Potential to Kinetic

11.

The area under a force vs. displacement graph tells you the

a)

mass of the object

b)

momentum of the object

c)

work done on the object

d)

impulse of the object

12.

If you pull the trolley vertically upwards using a crane. Which force do you use to calculate the work done?

a)

Weight

b)

Pulling force

13.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the kinetic energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.

The rock in the picture is pushed over the edge and it begins to fall. Which type of energy conversion is taking place?

a)

mechanical to heat

b)

sound to mechanical

c)

potential to kinetic

d)

kinetic to potential

16.
What kind(s) of energy is(are) in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
17.
Power is
a)
the ability to do work.
b)
the rate at which work is done.
c)
the force applied to an object for a distance.
d)
none of the above.
18.

SI unit for POWER is

a)

Watts

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

Horseriding

19.

If you do the same work as someone, but you took shorter time to complete the work, it means:

a)

You are more powerful

b)

You are less powerful

c)

You have the same power

20.

If you increase your work and decrease your time, you will have

a)

more power

b)

less power

c)

same amount of power

d)

power rating can not be determined