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WPEMIC Unit Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
____________ is the ability to cause change. 
a)
Energy 
b)
Force 
c)
Friction
d)
Motion
2.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
3.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
4.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
5.
The gravitational potential energy stored between an object and Earth depends on 
a)
The object's speed and height. 
b)
The object's mass and speed. 
c)
the object's size and weight. 
d)
The object's height and weight. 
6.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
7.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
8.

What is the kinetic energy of a ball with a mass of 65.0 kg while rolling at a rate of 2.50 m/s?

a)

81.3 J

b)

203 J

c)

406 J

d)

110 J

9.

Calculate the potential energy of a rock with a mass of 55.0 kg as it sits on a cliff that is 27.0 m high.

a)

1490 J

b)

13500 J

c)

14600 J

d)

1290 J

10.

A kid throws a ball with a force of 70.0 N over 1.1 meters. How much work did he do?

a)

77 joules

b)

70 joules

c)

7.7 joules

d)

11 joules

11.
What are energy and work measured in?
a)
Joule
b)
Watt
c)
Birds
d)
Newton
12.
If a crane lifts a small car 15 meters using 25,000 joules of work in 5 seconds, how much power was generated by the crane?
a)
375, 000 Watts
b)
1,667 Watts
c)
75 Watts
d)
5,000 Watts
13.
A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.
a)
power
b)
work
c)
momentum
d)
Watt
14.

A worker climbs a ladder and does 8 J of work on a 2 N object. What is the distance they lift the object?

a)

18 m

b)

4 m

c)

10 m

d)

6 m

15.

What is mechanical energy?

a)

total kinetic energy

b)

the energy of motion

c)

total kinetic and potential energy

d)

temperature plus heat

16.

At which point of this roller coaster is the energy 1/2 kinetic and 1/2 potential?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

A 40-kg person is climbing 3 m up a flight of stairs in 6 seconds. How much work did they do climbing the stairs?

a)

400 J

b)

1200 J

c)

200 J

d)

120 J

18.

A 40-kg person is climbing 3 m up a flight of stairs in 6 seconds. How much power did they exert climbing the stairs?

a)

400 W

b)

1200 W

c)

200 W

d)

120 W

19.

How does conservation of energy explain why something that is falling should speed up?

a)

It gains kinetic energy because it gains potential energy.

b)

It loses kinetic energy because no work was done on it.

c)

It gains kinetic energy because it loses potential energy.

d)

It loses kinetic energy because the Earth gains potential energy.

20.

An object has 12.4 J of potential energy and 23.5 J of kinetic energy. What is the mechanical energy of the system?

a)

11.1 J

b)

1.895 J

c)

35.9 J

d)

291.4 J

21.

An 80 kg skier stands at the top of a 40 meter slope. What is her gravitational potential energy before she skies down the slope?

a)

3200 J

b)

31,360 J

c)

15,680 J

d)

19.6 J

22.

If a rock falls from a cliff, at what point are its kinetic energy and its potential energy the same? Ignore air resistance.

a)

Just as it starts to fall

b)

just before it hits the bottom

c)

halfway down

d)

never

23.

If two rocks are launched through the air at the same speed, but one has twice as much mass as the other, how do their kinetic energies compare?

a)

The kinetic energy of the two rocks is the same because they have the same speed

b)

The rock with the greater mass will only move a small distance and then fall straight to the ground

c)

The two rock could not have the same speed if they have different masses

d)

The rock with the greater mass has more kinetic energy than the rock with less mass even though they are traveling at the same speeds because both mass and speed affect kinetic energy.

24.

What would happen to the kinetic energy of an object if you doubled the mass?

a)

The kinetic energy would be cut in half

b)

The kinetic energy would double

c)

The kinetic energy would triple

d)

It would stay the same because mass does not effect kinetic energy

25.

For work to be done on an object,

a)

some force need only be exerted on the object.

b)

the object must move some distance as a result of a force.

c)

the object must move, whether or not a force is exerted on it.

d)

the object must not move.

26.
The SI unit for power is...?
a)
Watts
b)
Joules
c)
Newtons
d)
Meters
27.

________________ is the rate at which work is done.

a)

Power

b)

Work

c)

Time

d)

Energy

28.

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

29.

In diagram 2, if the mass of the car is 600 kg, what is the change in potential energy from point A to point B?

a)

411,600 J

b)

294,000

c)

176,400 J

d)

117,600 J

30.

In diagram 2, if the 600 kg cart is initially at rest, what is its velocity at point B?

a)

19.8 m/s

b)

15.0 m/s

c)

10.3 m/s

d)

3.8 m/s

31.

What's the total work done of a force equal to 450 N at 35 ° and which moved the object for 3.5 m. Neglect friction

a)

1575 J

b)

903.38

c)

1290.16 J

d)

1000 J

32.
A biker with a mass of 75 kg moves along the path with a constant velocity of 5 m/s. What is the biker's momentum?
a)
25 m/s
b)
375 m/s
c)
25 kg m/s
d)
375 kg m/s
33.
A runner has a momentum of 670 kg m/s and is travelling at a velocity of 9 m/s. What is his mass?
a)
6030 kg
b)
0.0134 kg
c)
74.4 kg
d)
80 kg
34.

The units for Impulse are

a)

N/s

b)

N·s

c)

N

d)

m/s

35.
Cart A is pulled with a 2 Newton force for 2 seconds, and Cart B is pulled with a 1 Newton force for 3 seconds.  Which cart experiences the greatest impulse?
a)
Cart B
b)
Cart A
c)
they are the same
36.

A boy kicks a football with a force of 20 N, the time the force acts for is 0.3 s.

Calculate the impulse on the ball.

a)

1 N·s

b)

6 N·s

c)

66 N·s

d)

None of these

37.
The purpose of crumble zones on a car is to
a)
decrease time of impact.
b)
increase force of impact.
c)
increase the time of impact.
d)
decrease the impulse during impact.
38.
The difference between a car hitting a wall vs. a car hitting a hay stack is
a)
the Impulse on the car hitting the wall is greater
b)
the change in momentum of the car hitting the wall is greater
c)
the force on the car hitting the hay stack is greater
d)
the collision time of the car hitting the hay stack is greater
39.

A 5 N force is applied to a 3 kg ball to change its velocity from +9 m/s to +3 m/s. The impulse on the ball is ______ N·s.

a)

-2.5

.

.

b)

-10

c)

-18

d)

-45

40.
The impulse-momentum theorem states that
a)
the impulse on an object is equal to the change in momentum it causes 
b)
the force on a moving object is equal to the magnitude of the impulse.
c)
the impulse on an object is greater than the change in momentum it causes 
d)
the impulse on an object is less than the change in momentum it causes
41.

A constant force of 4.5 N acts on a 7.2-kg object for 10.0 s. What is the change in the object's momentum?

a)

45 kg m/s

b)

72 kg m/s

c)

32.4 kg m/s

d)

0.45 kg m/s

42.
can a bullet have the same momentum a truck?
a)
yes
b)
no
43.
In a physics experiment, two carts of mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each other.  The orange cart has a velocity of 2 m/s and the blue cart has a velocity of -1m/s.  The carts stick together when they collide.  Calculate their final speed.
a)
0.5 m/s
b)
1.0 m/s
c)
0.33 m/s
d)
0.67 m/s
44.

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and speed

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

45.

_________________ causes and is equal to a change in momentum

a)

Impulse

b)

Force

c)

Joule

d)

Watt

46.

Determine the momentum of 1,000-kg car moving northward at 20 m/s.

a)

20,000 N

b)

20,000 Joules

c)

20,000 Kg * m/s

d)

20,000 kg * m/s north

47.

When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum...

a)

remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.

b)

doubles.

c)

quadruples.

d)

decreases.

48.
If two objects have the same mass, then the faster moving object has ____________ momentum.
a)
more 
b)
less
c)
the same
49.
A 2 kg cart has a momentum of 16 kg m/s. What is its velocity?
a)
8 m/s
b)
32 m/s
c)
0.125 m/s
d)
18 m/s
50.
While playing pool, the white cue ball strikes the 8 ball. Before the collision, the cue ball's velocity was 10 m/s and the 8 ball was at rest. If both ball's have a mass of 0.15 kg and the cue ball's velocity after the collision is 2 m/s, what is the 8 ball's velocity?
a)
2 m/s
b)
8 m/s
c)
-2 m/s
d)
1.5 m/s
51.
The total momentum before a collision is _________ the total momentum after a collision.
a)
equal to 
b)
less than 
c)
more than
d)
It depends on the type of collision
52.
A 10kg toy truck moves at 5m/s East. It collides head-on with a 5kg toy car moving 10 m/s moving west. What is the total momentum of the system?
a)
0 kgm/s
b)
30 kgm/s
c)
50 kgm/s
d)
10 kgm/s
53.

After collision, the two objects move off with different velocity. What type of collision is this?

a)

Inelastic

b)

Elastic

54.
A 40-kilogram mass is moving across a horizontal surface at 5.0 m/s.  What is the magnitude of the net force required to bring the mass to a stop in 8.0 seconds?
a)
1 N
b)
40 N
c)
25 N
d)
5 N
55.
Softer landings tend to
a)
increase impact force
b)
increase force
c)
increase collision time
d)
increase change in momentum
56.
A boy kicks a football with a force of 20 N, the time the force acts for is 0.3 s.
Calculate the impulse on the ball.
a)
1 N.s
b)
6 N.s
c)
66 N.s 
d)
None of these
57.
If an air bag changes a 60 kg person's speed from 40.0 m/s to     0.0 m/s, what impulse must act on the person? 
a)
 2400 kg.m/s
b)
1.5 kg.m/s
c)
0.67 kg.m/s
d)
1500 kg.m/s
58.
How can a tennis ball and a bowling ball have the same momentum?
a)
have the same speed
b)
have different speeds
c)
one is moving backwards
d)
they can't