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Science Form 3: Chapter 7: Energy and Power

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 4hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)
0 J
d)
5 J
2.
What is the difference between calculating power and work?
a)
Power takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
b)
Work takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
c)
Power is force/area
d)
Work is force/area
3.

The roller coaster car has a mass of 500 kg. It is pulled from position 1 to 2 (30 m) by a motor. At the top of the ride the vertical distance top to bottom is 20 m. The motor pulls the car with a 4000 N force. Calculate the work done getting the car to the top of the ride.

a)

100 000J

b)

120 000J

c)

800 000J

d)

90 000J

4.
Is the amount of energy being transferred over a period of time.
a)
Power
b)
Energy
c)
Seconds
d)
Joules
5.
What is the unit of measurement for power?
a)
Joules
b)
Watts
c)
Voltage
d)
Calories
6.

The ability to do work or cause change:

a)

work

b)

energy

c)

momentum

d)

power

7.

Kinetic energy is associated with ---.

a)

speed

b)

position

c)

direction

d)

temperature

8.
Energy of a rock perched on a cliff is an example of...
a)
gravitational
b)
elastic
c)
chemical
d)
kinetic
9.
Energy from a compressed spring would be an example of...
a)
kinetic
b)
elastic
c)
gravitational
d)
chemical
10.
How do you calculate power?
a)
P = W/t
b)
P = E/t
c)
P = w * t
d)
P = bbq/chicken
11.
What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?
a)
PE = m*g*h
b)
KE = 1/2m*v2
c)
W = F*d
d)
P = W/t
12.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
13.

The SI Unit for Energy is

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

Calorie

d)

Watt

14.

A soccer player kicks a ball with 20 Newtons of force causing it to travel 100 meters. How much work is done on the ball?

a)

200 J

b)

80 J

c)

5 J

d)

2000 J

15.

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

16.

Two workers use 100 N of force to move a sofa 2 meters in 2 seconds. How much power is required?

a)

100 watts

b)

400 watts

c)

104 watts

d)

50 watts

17.

Energy is

a)

Whether one feels like doing work

b)

the ability to do work

c)

calculated by dividing the amount of work by the amount of time to do the work

d)

just another word for work

18.

Diagram 3 shows a sack of rice being pushed over a distance of 5m. Calculate the work done( assume the gravitational force 10 N kg-1

a)

6 J

b)

60 J

c)

150 J

d)

1500 J

19.

Diagram 2 shows Mary is rowing a boat. Calculate the distance travelled by the boat if the work done is 1500J

a)

0.02 m

b)

30m

c)

1450 m

d)

75000m

20.

The work done by Ali to push a trolley for a distance of 30m is 600 J. calculate the force applied

a)

0.05 N

b)

20 N

c)

570 N

d)

18000N

21.

A stuntman with a mass of 60kg had climbed up the roof of a building which is 50m tall. If the power used for this stunt is 6000W, calculate the time taken by the stuntman to complete this stunt. (assume gravitational force = 10N kg-1)

a)

0.5 s

b)

1.2 s

c)

2s

d)

5s

22.

Diagram 3 shows an activity done by Mazlan. A 200 N weight is lifted by Mazlan to a height 1.5m in 3 second. Calculate the power needed to lift the object

a)

100 W

b)

300 W

c)

600 W

d)

900 W