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Work, Energy, Power Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
2.

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low potential energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

3.

When a roller coaster is at the bottom of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low kinetic energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

4.

The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy equals

a)

work

b)

transformation

c)

thermal energy

d)

mechanical energy

5.

The spring constant of an object tells you?

a)

What type of spring you are dealing with

b)

How long the spring will be when it stretches

c)

It gives you a value on how easy or hard it is to change the objects length.

d)

A spring constant gives you how long the spring is at equilibrium

6.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Nuclear

7.
What type of energy does this provide?
a)

thermal

b)

radiant

c)

sound

d)

mechanical

8.
Food, batteries, and fuel such as gasoline are similar because they are sources of _________ energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
heat energy
9.
The unit of work is the ...
a)
joule
b)
force
c)

newton

d)

watt

10.
The unit of power is the...
a)
work
b)
watt
c)

joule

d)

newton

11.
The FARTHER you move an object, the more work you do.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

The faster you do work to move an object, the more power you have. 

a)
True
b)
False
13.

In which of these cases is NO work being done?

a)

A car brakes

b)

A student pushes a locked door that does not move

c)

a student slides his chair into another room

d)

A student throws a ball

14.

A drawn bow possesses mechanical energy in the form of _______________. After the arrow is released, the energy is transformed into _________________.

a)

potential energy; mechanical energy

b)

elastic potential energy; kinetic energy

c)

gravitational potential energy; kinetic energy

d)

elastic kinetic energy; mechanical kinetic energy

15.

A pole vaulter runs forward, plants his pole, rises in the air and lands. What point represents his greatest amount of gravitational potential energy?

a)

when he initially lands

b)

as he runs forward to plant the pole

c)

At the highest point

d)

Right when he leaves the ground

16.

The rate at which work is done is called....

a)

power

b)

energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

pulse

17.

If an object is in freefall, the kinetic energy of the object is...

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

constant

18.

If an object is in freefall, the total mechanical energy of the object is...

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

constant

19.

A toy car rolls to a stop on level ground. Which is true?

a)

KE increases

PE decreases

b)

KE decreases

PE increases

c)

KE decreases

PE = 0 joules

d)

KE Increases

PE = 0 joules

20.

Which of the following is an example of positive work?

a)

Friction

b)

Air resistance

c)

Breaking

d)

A push or pull