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Energy Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In physics, work is defined as

a)

force times time

b)

force divided by time

c)

force times distance

d)

force divided by distance

e)

distance divided by time

2.

How many joules of work are done on an object when a force of 10 N pushes it 5 m?

a)

50 J

b)

10 J

c)

5 J

d)

2 J

e)

1 J

3.

How much power is required to do 100 J of work on an object in 2 seconds?

a)

200 W

b)

100 W

c)

50 W

d)

2 W

e)

0 W

4.

Potential energy is the energy an object has because of its

a)

speed

b)

location

c)

size

d)

temperature

e)

density

5.

Suppose a moving car has 2000 J of kinetic energy. If the car's speed doubles, how much kinetic energy would it then have?

a)

8000 J

b)

6000 J

c)

4000 J

d)

2000 J

e)

1000 J

6.

An arrow in a bow has 70 J of potential energy. Assuming no loss of energy due to heat, how much kinetic energy will it have after it has been shot?

a)

140 J

b)

70 J

c)

50 J

d)

35 J

e)

0 J

7.

A woman can lift barrels a vertical distance of 1 meter or can roll them up a 2 meter-long ramp to the same elevation. If she uses the ramp, the applied force required is

a)

one quarter as much

b)

half as much

c)

twice as much

d)

four times as much

e)

the same amount

8.

It takes 40 J to push a large box 4 m across a floor. Assuming the push is in the same direction as the move, what is the magnitude of the force on the box?

a)

4 N

b)

10 N

c)

40 N

d)

160 N

9.

A ball is thrown into the air with 100 J of kinetic energy which is transformed to gravitational potential energy at the top of its trajectory. When it returns to its original level after encountering air resistance, its kinetic energy is

a)

less than 100 J

b)

more than 100 J

c)

100 J

d)

not enough information given

10.

Which has greater kinetic energy, a car traveling at 30 km/h or a half-as-massive car traveling at 60 km/h?

a)

the 30 km/h car

b)

the 60 km/h car

c)

both have the same kinetic energy

11.

A person on a roof throws one ball downward and an identical ball upward at the same speed. The ball thrown downward hits the ground with 100 J of kinetic energy. Ignoring air friction, with how much kinetic energy does the second ball hit the ground?

a)

100 J

b)

200 J

c)

less than 100 J

d)

more than 200 J

12.

A 10-N object moves at 1 m/s. Its kinetic energy is

a)

0.5 J

b)

1 J

c)

10 J

d)

more than 10 J

13.

A pulley has two supporting strands. In order to use it to lift a load 1 meter, the person pulling will have to pull a distance of

a)

4 m

b)

2 m

c)

1 m

d)

1/2 m

e)

1/4 m

14.

The ratio of useful work output to total work input is called the

a)

fulcrum

b)

pivot point

c)

efficiency

d)

mechanical advantage

e)

lever arm

15.

A certain jack has a theoretical mechanical advantage of 500. However, due to frictional forces, the actual mechanical advantage is only 100. What is the efficiency of the jack?

a)

50,000

b)

500

c)

50

d)

5

e)

1/5

16.

Three identical balls are thrown from the top of a building, all with the same initial speed. The first ball is thrown horizontally, the second at some angle above the horizontal and the third at some angle below the horizontal. Neglecting air resistance, rank the speeds of the balls as they reach the ground, from fastest to slowest.

a)

1, 2, 3

b)

2, 1, 3

c)

3, 1, 2

d)

all three balls strike the ground at the same speed

17.

Bob, of mass m, drops from a tree limb at the same time that Esther, also of mass m, begins her descent down a frictionless slide. If they both start at the same height above the ground, which of the following is true about their kinetic energies as they reach the ground?

a)

Bob's kinetic energy is greater than Esther's.

b)

Esther's kinetic energy is greater than Bob's.

c)

They have the same kinetic energy.

d)

The answer depends on the shape of the slide.

18.

If you lift one load up two stories, how much work do you do compared to lifting one load up only one story?

a)

four times as much

b)

twice as much

c)

the same amount

d)

one half as much

e)

one quarter as much

19.

The amount of potential energy possessed by an elevated object is equal to

a)

the force needed to lift it

b)

the distance it is lifted

c)

the power used to lift it

d)

the work done in lifting it

e)

the value of the acceleration due to gravity

20.

How much work is done on a 50-N rock that you carry horizontally across a 10-m room?

a)

500 J

b)

50 J

c)

10 J

d)

5 J

e)

0 J

21.

How much farther will a car traveling at 50 m/s skid in coming to rest than the same car traveling at 25 m/s?

a)

five times as far

b)

four times as far

c)

twice as far

d)

the same distance

e)

half as far

22.

Energy is changed from one form to another with no net loss or gain.

a)

always true

b)

always false

c)

sometimes true

23.

As a pendulum swings back and forth

a)

potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy

b)

kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy

c)

at the lowest part of its swing, its energy is all kinetic

d)

at the end points of its swing, its energy is all potential

24.

All simple machines ideally work on the principle that

a)

impulse equals momentum change

b)

force equals mass times acceleration

c)

kinetic energy transforms into potential energy

d)

total momentum before a collision equals total momentum after the collision

e)

work input equals work output

25.

A pulley system can

a)

change the direction of a force

b)

multiply the force

c)

increase the amount of work done

26.

A frictionless inclined plane is 6 m long and rests on a wall that is 2 m high. How much force is needed to push a block of ice weighing 300 N up the plane?

a)

600 N

b)

300 N

c)

200 N

d)

100 N

e)

50 N

27.

A machine puts out 100 watts of power for every 1000 watts put into it. The efficiency of the machine is

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

110%

28.

The energy of a raindrop falling toward the ground is

a)

all potential energy

b)

all kinetic energy

c)

a combination of potential and kinetic energy

d)

elastic potential energy

29.

The gravitational potential energy of an object does not depend on

a)

the object's mass

b)

the object's height

c)

the object's speed

d)

acceleration due to gravity

30.

An object launched straight up with speed v reaches a height h. What speed would it need if it were to reach a new height of 2h?

a)

v/2

b)

2\sqrt{2} v

c)

2v

d)

4v

31.

How much power is required to lift a 1.5 kg bucket a height of 18 m in 9.0 seconds?

a)

3.0 W

b)

13.5 W

c)

29 W

d)

243 W

32.

It takes 5.00 J of work to push a 0.020 kg dart into a spring loaded dart gun. The spring is compressed 8.00 cm. What is the spring constant?

a)

62.5 N/m

b)

125 N/m

c)

781 N/m

d)

1560 N/m

33.

A spring is compressed a distance z and fires a mass straight upward to a height of h. How much should the spring be compressed to fire the same mass to a height of 2h?

a)

z/2

b)

2 \sqrt{2\ } z

c)

2z

d)

4z

34.

A car traveling at 10 m/s can stop a distance of 20 meters. When traveling at 30 m/s the same car's brakes will stop it in a distance of

a)

35 m

b)

60 m

c)

90 m

d)

180 m

35.

A wagon is pulled 8.0 m along level ground by applying a force of 100.0 N at an angle of 60.0° above the horizontal. How much work was done?

a)

80 J

b)

400 J

c)

480 J

d)

690 J

e)

800 J